I slowly realized that the bed was shaking and then realized that it was the whole place.
It made my heart pound a little, but pretty much by the time I fully registered what was happening it was over.
The following is from USA Today
Strong Earthquake Hits Northern Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Officials say a 6.0 magnitude earthquake has struck northern Taiwan, rattling buildings, but causing no damage or casualties.
The Central Weather Bureau says the quake struck 12 miles (20 kilometers) north of the northeastern city of Ilan at 12:59 a.m. Monday.
Ilan is about 44 miles east of the capital of Taipei.
The CWS says this latest quake is not related to the 6.4 magnitude temblor that struck in the Pacific Ocean off of southern Taiwan on Sunday.
Earthquakes frequently rattle Taiwan, but most are minor and cause little damage. A 7.6-magnitude quake in central Taiwan in September 1999 killed more than 2,300 people.
2 comments:
Yet another experience that I've not really had. There was once were I was standing on bedrock north of Marquette, and felt a shockwave, but nothing like an actual earthquake.
I've felt only one, but its epicenter was north west of Pittsburg, so it barely shook the bed.
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