Taiwan, a major earthquake could happen ten years
WASHINGTON
September 16 Reuters (Central News Agency reporters Li Andong 15th,
Taipei) 921 Fourth anniversary of the earthquake is about to expire, a
new study released today found that National Taiwan University
earthquake fault that the Taiwan earthquake fault may be as high as
fifty to seventy much as the frequency of occurrence on centuries of view, is likely to
occur once every ten years about heavy toll of the earthquake,
therefore appeal to the Government should attach great importance to the
relevant regulations and geology and earthquake research.
National Taiwan University today held founding seventy-five years of research will be published in the series "Taiwan's new seismic fault found" press conference, presided over by the president Dreams in. National Taiwan University Department of Geological Sciences earthquake expert Chen Wenshan and Chen pointed out at a press conference in Gao, two thousand 921 earthquake caused more than 600 deaths, nearly half a century, Taiwan's largest "stand up to cattle," also Taiwan centuries the second deadliest earthquake disaster, but they fieldwork found the national Science Council and the support of the central geological survey, the earthquake fault activity and the government released more than 342 but up to fifty to seven ten.
The distribution of earthquakes and active faults is divided into three regions, namely Taoyuan, Taipei, Ilan, the western foothills of the northern plains region to region and East regions, but also can be broken down into ten self-made system of seismogenic structure blocks, That Taipei, Hsinchu, Miaoli, Taichung, Chiayi, Kaohsiung, Ilan, Hualien, Taitung, Orchid Island and Green Island, such as the 921 seismogenic structure is located in central Taiwan Chelungpu fault.
They said that the current investigation period for an earthquake fault, with a more complete outcome occurred 921 earthquakes Chelungpu fault, according to the study earthquake fault found Chelungpu fault is almost the world's highest frequency of occurrence of the fault, because Chelungpu fault about seven hundred years since there were two major earthquakes and 921 earthquakes of similar size, each interval of about three hundred fifty to four hundred years.
When the fault by the seismic activity in the world today's point of view, in general, and Chelungpu same type of fault, when a major earthquake than from most of the Millennium, therefore, Chelungpu major earthquake fault distance can be said one of the world's shortest fault. However, the two researchers also pointed out that since Chelungpu fault next time a major earthquake may be three or four hundred years, so has the smallest chance of a major earthquake in Taiwan and the safest fault.
However, Taiwan's active faults may be up to seventy, from the scientific point of view, although the occurrence of a major earthquake today remains unpredictable, by the earthquake in Taiwan over the past one hundred years of history, the scale can be found more than a total of seven large earthquakes It occurs seven times, including in 1946 if a major earthquake, Xinhua Shirakawa and 1964 earthquake, the earthquake caused serious casualties have been nine. They believe that the comprehensive Taiwan centuries frequency of occurrence of a major earthquake, the number of faults plus many activities, as well as very short cycle may be several factors, Taiwan is likely to occur once every decade have caused heavy casualties of the earthquake.
In addition, they also pointed out that Taiwan is located in the junction of the Eurasian plate, not only frequent earthquakes and high quantities, while the seismic hazard assessment of the potential according to the US Geological Survey, the Taiwan earthquake is classified as a global "extremely dangerous" in one of the regions, "active fault location check fine" and "fault activity research" work is imminent.
They also called on the government, we should actively promote and fault activity survey metropolitan areas and science parks, and seismic and crustal deformation monitoring for; geological, normative near active fault area of land development regulations; and to promote community disaster Prevention and Relief self-help system.
National Taiwan University today held founding seventy-five years of research will be published in the series "Taiwan's new seismic fault found" press conference, presided over by the president Dreams in. National Taiwan University Department of Geological Sciences earthquake expert Chen Wenshan and Chen pointed out at a press conference in Gao, two thousand 921 earthquake caused more than 600 deaths, nearly half a century, Taiwan's largest "stand up to cattle," also Taiwan centuries the second deadliest earthquake disaster, but they fieldwork found the national Science Council and the support of the central geological survey, the earthquake fault activity and the government released more than 342 but up to fifty to seven ten.
The distribution of earthquakes and active faults is divided into three regions, namely Taoyuan, Taipei, Ilan, the western foothills of the northern plains region to region and East regions, but also can be broken down into ten self-made system of seismogenic structure blocks, That Taipei, Hsinchu, Miaoli, Taichung, Chiayi, Kaohsiung, Ilan, Hualien, Taitung, Orchid Island and Green Island, such as the 921 seismogenic structure is located in central Taiwan Chelungpu fault.
They said that the current investigation period for an earthquake fault, with a more complete outcome occurred 921 earthquakes Chelungpu fault, according to the study earthquake fault found Chelungpu fault is almost the world's highest frequency of occurrence of the fault, because Chelungpu fault about seven hundred years since there were two major earthquakes and 921 earthquakes of similar size, each interval of about three hundred fifty to four hundred years.
When the fault by the seismic activity in the world today's point of view, in general, and Chelungpu same type of fault, when a major earthquake than from most of the Millennium, therefore, Chelungpu major earthquake fault distance can be said one of the world's shortest fault. However, the two researchers also pointed out that since Chelungpu fault next time a major earthquake may be three or four hundred years, so has the smallest chance of a major earthquake in Taiwan and the safest fault.
However, Taiwan's active faults may be up to seventy, from the scientific point of view, although the occurrence of a major earthquake today remains unpredictable, by the earthquake in Taiwan over the past one hundred years of history, the scale can be found more than a total of seven large earthquakes It occurs seven times, including in 1946 if a major earthquake, Xinhua Shirakawa and 1964 earthquake, the earthquake caused serious casualties have been nine. They believe that the comprehensive Taiwan centuries frequency of occurrence of a major earthquake, the number of faults plus many activities, as well as very short cycle may be several factors, Taiwan is likely to occur once every decade have caused heavy casualties of the earthquake.
In addition, they also pointed out that Taiwan is located in the junction of the Eurasian plate, not only frequent earthquakes and high quantities, while the seismic hazard assessment of the potential according to the US Geological Survey, the Taiwan earthquake is classified as a global "extremely dangerous" in one of the regions, "active fault location check fine" and "fault activity research" work is imminent.
They also called on the government, we should actively promote and fault activity survey metropolitan areas and science parks, and seismic and crustal deformation monitoring for; geological, normative near active fault area of land development regulations; and to promote community disaster Prevention and Relief self-help system.
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