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7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Taiwan, tsunami warnings issued in Japan
April 02, 2024, 07:56 PM
Balzé Halzé7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Taiwan, tsunami warnings issued in Japan
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan early Wednesday morning, officials said.
The quake caused several parts of capital city Taipei to lose power.
Japan issued an evacuation advisory for coastal areas near Okinawa after the earthquake triggered a tsunami warning.
The US National Tsunami Warning Center said it is “analyzing the event to determine the level of danger” for Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California and British Columbia.
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April 02, 2024, 08:25 PM
corsairAnything over 6 is an attention get'r and if you're in a third-world/impoverished part, it can be devastating.
A quake over 7, then it gets into the no-shit territory and some of those pics show it with structure collapses.
April 02, 2024, 10:08 PM
Rey HRHThere's nothing like an earthquake to put mankind in its place on this earth. That second video is terrifying with whole buildings just a- kilter.
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April 03, 2024, 05:02 AM
r0guequote:
Originally posted by Rey HRH:
There's nothing like an earthquake to put mankind in its place on this earth. That second video is terrifying with whole buildings just a- kilter.
I'm having trouble judging that building. Like, it should have been made more loose so it could flex and absorb. But then at the same time, DAMN that's a strong ass building, way to go engineers!
April 03, 2024, 06:14 AM
AnushThe 7.2 was followed by a 6.4 on the opposite side of the city. Multiple aftershocks recorded.
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/ea...t=51.34434,177.18751
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April 03, 2024, 11:04 AM
Gustoferquote:
Originally posted by Rey HRH:
But then at the same time, DAMN that's a strong ass building, way to go engineers!
The Leaning Tower of Taipei.
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April 03, 2024, 11:20 AM
SIG4EVAMy family in Taiwan is safe. This was the biggest earthquake in 25 years and I experienced some significant ones when I lived there. The east coast got pounded, and unfortunately its more remote and they haven't been hit like that. There were a lot of shoddy built high rises in the 80's that are falling now.
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April 03, 2024, 11:27 AM
ShaqlI'm always amazed when I see a building putting the leaning tower of Pisa to shame and not collapse.
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April 03, 2024, 11:34 AM
SIG4EVAHere's a really cool article on the design and function of Taipei 101. It uses a massive internal damper to control sway and was modeled after bamboo.
https://structures-explained.c...uctural-engineering/
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April 03, 2024, 03:45 PM
LunaseeI have been in the Taipei 101 ~10 years ago. The top floor emergency exits had outside rope ladders for egress. Obviously, they didn't go all the way to the ground. Not sure what good they will do.
April 03, 2024, 10:57 PM
Balzé HalzéYikes!
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April 03, 2024, 11:04 PM
old rugged crossMy God, those people are incredibly lucky.
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April 03, 2024, 11:51 PM
RightwireThe guy in the black car shouldn't have made the last move.
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There are three types of mistakes; Those you learn from, those you suffer from, and those you don't survive. April 04, 2024, 12:19 AM
corsairI'm not sure if I should be rockin' out to the Etta James mix the driver has on or, cringing at what could be coming down the hillside.
April 04, 2024, 04:54 AM
sjtillMy daughter was in Taipei years ago. Showed us pix of Taipei 101–I was really impressed with the engineering. Amazing what bright hard-working people can do in a free enterprise economy.
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April 04, 2024, 07:31 AM
trapper189Well ok then, that video put the “Watch for Falling Rocks” sign in a new perspective for me.
April 04, 2024, 08:43 PM
sjtillHere's a good article, archived from WaPo so no paywall, about Taipei 101 and how its huge pendulum ball"saved the building":
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April 04, 2024, 08:48 PM
12131quote:
Originally posted by Rightwire:
The guy in the black car shouldn't have made the last move.
What move should he have made? Easy to watch what already happened and offer a move. There was no way to predict anything at that time. Move. Stay. Pick one and pray.
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April 04, 2024, 09:49 PM
RightwireMy move would have been to get as close to the retaining wall as I could. A likely safe spot from debris coming down the hill.
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There are three types of mistakes; Those you learn from, those you suffer from, and those you don't survive. April 04, 2024, 10:30 PM
old rugged crossHopefully they were not injured as it looked like they might have been dealt a blow just to the right rear and not a direct cabin hit which would of killed all inside.
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