Record high in strong earthquakes to hit Taiwan in 2024: CWA

Taipei, Dec. 10 (CNA) Taiwan has seen 42 earthquakes of magnitude 5.5 or higher so far in 2024, already the highest annual number since modern record-keeping began in 1995, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said Tuesday.

The increase in strong tremors was primarily due to large aftershocks from the 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Hualien City on April 3, which continued to produce aftershocks, many exceeding magnitude 5.5.

According to Wu Xinfu (吳健富), director of the CWA's Earthquake Monitoring Center, these aftershocks are still ongoing and require continuous monitoring.

Wu said the Hualien earthquake is the second largest earthquake in Taiwan since the 1999 Nantou earthquake, which had a magnitude of 7.3, although the nature of the two events is different.

The 1999 earthquake generated smaller aftershocks that lasted for two to three years, while the aftershocks of the Hualien earthquake were larger.

CWA data showed that Taiwan usually records about 30 earthquakes of magnitude between 5 and 6 every year.

Meanwhile, the authority noted that during a one-year period starting on November 14, 2023, Hualien County led the country with 64 earthquake warnings nationally.

Eastern Taiwan Province was followed by Yilan (23), Changhua (9), Yunlin (7), and Chiayi (7) counties, according to CWA.

National alerts are triggered when estimated earthquakes reach magnitude 5 and intensity level 4 or higher.

On September 1, 2024, the CWA introduced an additional category of alert thresholds with the new criteria set at a score of 6.5 and a severity level of 3.

(By Yu Hsiao Han and Li Hsien-yin)

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