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'{{Short description|7.4 magnitude earthquake in Taiwan}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox earthquake | name = 2024 Hualien earthquake | image = 04.03 副總統前往花蓮瞭解災害情形及救援進度 - 53629407644.jpg | map = | alt = A large building at center leans forward. Heavy machinery is visible in the midground and foreground. A man walks at left. | caption = Rescue workers near the semi-collapsed ten-story [[Uranus building]] on Xuanyuan Road | map2 = <!-- file name only --> | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Taiwan<!-- as per Template:Location map --> | timestamp = 2024-04-02 23:58:11 | isc-event = 637103828 | anss-url = us7000m9g4 | local-date = 3 April 2024 | local-time = 07:58:11 | duration = | magnitude = {{M|L|link=y}} 7.2<br />{{M|w|link=y}} 7.4<br />{{M|jma|link=y}} 7.7<ref>[https://www.jma.go.jp/jma/press/2404/03a/kaisetsu202404031030.pdf 令和６年４月３日08時58分頃の台湾付近の地震について] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403213250/https://www.jma.go.jp/jma/press/2404/03a/kaisetsu202404031030.pdf |date=3 April 2024 }} 気象庁、2024年4月3日</ref> | depth = {{Cvt|34.8|km|mi|0}} | location = {{Coord|23.819|N|121.562|E|region:TW-HUA_type:event}}<br />near [[Hualien City]], [[Hualien County]], Taiwan | type = [[Earthquake#Reverse faults|Reverse]] | affected = Taiwan | intensity = {{CWB|6+}}<br />{{MMI|VIII}} | pga = | damage = | tsunami = {{Cvt|82|cm|ft}} | fault = | landslide = Yes | foreshocks = | aftershocks = {{M|w}}6.4, {{M|w}}5.7, {{M|w}}5.4, {{M|w}}5.7 | casualties = {{ublist|16 dead|1,145 injured|442 stranded or trapped|3 missing}} | image alt = A large building at center leans forward. Heavy machinery is visible in the midground and foreground. A man walks at left. }} On 3 April 2024, at 07:58:11 [[Time in Taiwan|NST]] (23:58:11 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]] on 2 April), a {{M|w|link=y}} 7.4 [[earthquake]] struck {{cvt|18|km|mi}}<ref>{{cite web | title=M 7.4 – 18 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan | website=Earthquake Hazards Program | url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000m9g4/executive | access-date=2024-04-03 | archive-date=3 April 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403001604/https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000m9g4/executive | url-status=live }}</ref> south-southwest of [[Hualien City]], [[Hualien County]], [[Taiwan]]. At least 16 people died and over 1,100 were injured in the earthquake. It is the strongest earthquake in Taiwan since the [[1999 Jiji earthquake]], with several aftershocks above M_w 5.0.<ref>{{Cite web |first1=Chris |last1=Lau |first2=Antoinette |last2=Radford |date=2024-04-04 |title=Taiwan earthquake live updates: Hundreds stranded after 7.4 magnitude quake |url=https://www.cnn.com/asia/live-news/taiwan-earthquake-hualien-04-04-23-hnk-intl/index.html |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=CNN |language= |archive-date=4 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404065047/https://www.cnn.com/asia/live-news/taiwan-earthquake-hualien-04-04-23-hnk-intl/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ==Tectonic setting== {{Main article|Geography of Taiwan#Geology }} Taiwan has a history of strong earthquakes.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hume|first1=Tim|title=More than 50 people could be trapped inside this building|url=https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/7x7v8e/taiwan-earthquake-hualien|website=VICE News|accessdate=8 February 2018|date=7 February 2018|archive-date=7 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207231926/https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/7x7v8e/taiwan-earthquake-hualien|url-status=live}}</ref> The island is located within a complex [[Convergent boundary|zone of convergence]] between the [[Philippine Sea Plate]] and [[Eurasian Plate]]. At the location of the earthquake, these plates converge at a rate of {{convert|75|mm}} per year. To the south of Taiwan, [[oceanic crust]] of the Eurasian Plate is [[subducting]] beneath the Philippine Sea Plate creating an [[island arc]], the [[Luzon Volcanic Arc|Luzon Arc]]. At Taiwan, the oceanic crust has all been subducted and the arc is colliding with [[continental crust]] of the Eurasian Plate. To the north of Taiwan, the Philippine Sea Plate is in contrast subducting beneath the Eurasian Plate, forming the [[Ryukyu Arc]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Molli G. |last2=Malavieille J. |title=Orogenic processes and the Corsica/Apennines geodynamic evolution: insights from Taiwan |journal=International Journal of Earth Sciences |year=2010 |volume=100 |issue=5 |pages=1207–1224 |doi=10.1007/s00531-010-0598-y|s2cid=129517282 }}</ref> ==Earthquake== {{stack|[[File:Macroseismic Intensity Map USGS ShakeMap 18 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan, TW Apr 02, 2024 M7.4.pdf|170px|thumb|{{abbr|USGS|United States Geological Survey}} ShakeMap]]}} Taiwan's [[Central Weather Administration]] (CWA) measured the earthquake's local magnitude at 7.2,<ref name="Central Weather Administration">{{cite web |title=019 4/3 7:58 ML 7.2 23.77N 121.67E, i.e. 25.0 km SSE of Hualien County |url=https://scweb.cwa.gov.tw/en-us/earthquake/details/EE2024040307580972019 |website=Central Weather Administration |access-date=3 April 2024 |date=3 April 2024 |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403190939/https://scweb.cwa.gov.tw/en-us/earthquake/details/EE2024040307580972019 |url-status=live }}</ref> while the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) placed the earthquake at {{M|w}}7.4.<ref name="United States Geological Survey">{{Cite web|author=National Earthquake Information Center|title=M 7.4 – 18 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/pt24094050/executive|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=3 April 2024|access-date=3 April 2024|archive-date=3 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403014201/https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/pt24094050/executive|url-status=live}}</ref> At least 681 aftershocks were recorded following the earthquake.<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 April 2024 |title=Daily number of aftershocks drops following Taiwan's 7.2 quake |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404070005 |access-date=7 April 2024 |work=Focus Taiwan |archive-date=7 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240407044752/https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404070005 |url-status=live }}</ref> A {{M|w}}6.4 aftershock struck at 00:11 UTC,<ref>{{Cite web|author=National Earthquake Information Center|title=M 6.4 – 11 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000m9gc/executive|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=3 April 2024|access-date=3 April 2024|archive-date=3 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403010349/https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000m9gc/executive|url-status=live}}</ref> followed by a {{M|w}}5.7 event at 00:35,<ref>{{Cite web|author=National Earthquake Information Center|title=M 5.7 – 23 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000m9gh/executive|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=3 April 2024|access-date=3 April 2024|archive-date=3 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403014319/https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000m9gh/executive|url-status=live}}</ref> a {{M|w}}5.5 at 00:43<ref>{{Cite web|author=National Earthquake Information Center|title=M 5.5 – 2 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000m9gm/executive|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=3 April 2024|access-date=3 April 2024|archive-date=3 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403014202/https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000m9gm/executive|url-status=live}}</ref> and a {{M|w}}5.7 at 00:46.<ref>{{Cite web|author=National Earthquake Information Center|title=M 5.7 – 23 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000m9gp/executive|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=3 April 2024|access-date=3 April 2024|archive-date=3 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403014202/https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000m9gp/executive|url-status=live}}</ref> The mainshock was the strongest earthquake to hit Taiwan since the [[1999 Jiji earthquake]], which measured {{M|w}}7.7.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/02/asia/taiwan-earthquake-tsunami-warning-intl-hnk/index.html |title=Tsunami warnings issued after strong earthquake off east coast of Taiwan |website=[[CNN]] |date=3 April 2024 |access-date=3 April 2024 |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403004219/https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/02/asia/taiwan-earthquake-tsunami-warning-intl-hnk/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The earthquake had a maximum [[Central Weather Administration seismic intensity scale|CWA seismic intensity]] of 6+ in Hualien City and 5- in [[Taipei]].<ref>{{cite news|title=快訊／花蓮7.2地震！整棟大樓「整根拔起」倒塌 驚悚畫面曝光|url=https://news.tvbs.com.tw/life/2444251?from=life_content_pack|publisher=[[TVBS]]|date=3 April 2024|access-date=3 April 2024|language=zh|archive-date=3 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403014330/https://news.tvbs.com.tw/life/2444251?from=life_content_pack|url-status=live}}</ref> Intensity 4 or higher was felt across much of the island except its southern extent, which felt intensities 2 to 3.<ref name="Central Weather Administration" /> In [[China]], shaking was felt in [[Shanghai]], [[Suzhou]], [[Shenzhen]], [[Guangzhou]], [[Shantou]], and parts of [[Fujian]],<ref name="Reuters">{{Cite news |date=3 April 2024 |title=Strong quake rocks Taiwan, tsunami warnings issued |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/strong-72-magnitude-earthquake-hits-taipei-2024-04-03/ |access-date=3 April 2024 |work=Reuters}}</ref><ref name="South China Morning Post"/> [[Zhejiang]], and [[Jiangsu]] provinces.<ref name="Kyodo News-2">{{Cite news |date=3 April 2024 |title=M7.7 quake in Taiwan kills 9, injures more than 960 |url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/04/7a869940ecb5-urgent-m75-quake-hits-off-taiwan-tsunami-alert-for-southwest-japan-isles.html |access-date=3 April 2024 |work=Kyodo News |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403064009/https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/04/7a869940ecb5-urgent-m75-quake-hits-off-taiwan-tsunami-alert-for-southwest-japan-isles.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It was also felt in [[Hong Kong]]<ref name="France 24">{{Cite news |date=3 April 2024 |title=Nine dead, more than 1,000 injured in most powerful Taiwan quake in 25 years |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240403-one-feared-dead-dozens-injured-in-most-powerful-taiwan-quake-in-25-years |access-date=3 April 2024 |work=France 24 |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403063337/https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240403-one-feared-dead-dozens-injured-in-most-powerful-taiwan-quake-in-25-years |url-status=live }}</ref> and on the island of [[Yonaguni]], Japan, where it measured ''Shindo'' 4 on the [[Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale]].<ref name="M7"/> The earthquake had a [[Focus (earthquake)|focal mechanism]] corresponding to reverse-faulting at a {{cvt|34.8|km}} depth. According to the USGS, the rupture occurred on a northeast–southwest-striking, moderately dipping, reverse fault within the Eurasian Plate. The estimated rupture dimensions for a similarly sized reverse-faulting earthquake is {{cvt|60|km}} by {{cvt|35|km}}. Its finite fault model indicated rupture on an east-southeast dipping plane. The slip occurred within an elliptical rupture area {{cvt|60|km}} by {{cvt|60|km}} on the plane. The maximum displacement was estimated at {{Cvt|1.2471|m}}.<ref name="United States Geological Survey"/> The shock's magnitude was identical to a [[1986 Hualien earthquake|1986 earthquake]] that killed 15 people in Hualien.<ref>{{cite web |title=M 7.4 – 8 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan |url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0003009/executive |access-date=3 April 2024 |publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]] |archive-date=3 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403155005/https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0003009/executive |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[China Earthquake Administration]] (PRC) estimated the earthquake rupture process did not exceed 35 seconds in duration. The slip was distributed across a fault {{cvt|50|km}} across. According to their finite fault model, slip was mainly concentrated around the epicenter, reaching {{cvt|3|m}} of maximum displacement. The model's geometry consists of a northeast striking fault dipping at a shallow angle to the northwest. About {{cvt|1|m}} of slip occurred at the shallow part of the fault that reaches the seafloor off the island's coast.<ref>{{cite web |title=2024 Nián 4 yuè 3 rì táiwān shěng huālián xiàn hǎiyù 7.3 Jí dìzhèn kējì zhīchēng jiǎnbào |trans-title=Briefing on scientific and technological support for the 7.3-magnitude earthquake in the waters of Hualien County, Taiwan Province on April 3, 2024 |script-title=zh:2024年4月3日台湾省花莲县海域7.3级地震科技支撑简报 |url=https://www.cea-igp.ac.cn/kydt/280530.html |website=China Earthquake Administration |access-date=3 April 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403125623/https://www.cea-igp.ac.cn/kydt/280530.html |url-status=live }}</ref> {{maplink|frame=yes|frame-align=right|frame-width=|frame-height=|from=2024 Hualien earthquake.map|frame-latitude=24|frame-longitude=121.74|zoom=8|text=Main shock and aftershocks ([[c:Data:2024 Hualien earthquake.map|map data]])}} ==Tsunami== [[File:NWPAC Deep-Ocean Tsunami Amplitude Forecast (海啸2024-0403-0758-1).jpg|left|thumb|200px|Map of Tsunami Warnings issued by China's [[Tsunami Advisory Center of the Ministry of National Resources|TACMNR]] on 3 April 2024 at 08:15 [[Time in China|BJT]]]] A {{Cvt|0.5|m}} [[tsunami]] was observed in [[Chenggong, Taitung]], while an {{Cvt|82|cm}} wave was recorded in [[Wushi Harbor]]. The CWA issued an alert advising residents to evacuate to higher ground.<ref name="Chang"/><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-03 |title=Strong earthquake hits Taiwan |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/3210/ |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=[[NHK]] |language=en |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403063418/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/3210/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Ministry of Natural Resources (China)|Ministry of Natural Resources of the People's Republic of China]] issued a second-highest level orange tsunami alert, warning of potential localized waves that could cause significant damage in affected coastal areas.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Zhang Yi|author2=Li Menghan|date=2024-04-03|title=Mainland offers aid to Taiwan after powerful earthquake|url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202404/03/WS660cc9daa31082fc043c03d6.html|work=[[China Daily]]|access-date=3 April 2024|archive-date=3 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403063339/https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202404/03/WS660cc9daa31082fc043c03d6.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[Philippines]], evacuations were ordered by the [[National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council]] in the provinces of [[Batanes]], [[Cagayan]], [[Isabela (province)|Isabela]] and [[Ilocos Norte]] following a warning by the [[Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology]] (PHIVOLCS). An advisory was issued to 23 provinces for "high tsunami waves" measuring {{Cvt|3|m}}, which was later reduced to {{Cvt|30|cm}}.<ref>{{cite news |title=Philippines warns of tsunami, orders evacuation of coastal areas after Taiwan quake |url=https://www.nst.com.my/world/region/2024/04/1033720/philippines-warns-tsunami-orders-evacuation-coastal-areas-after-taiwan |access-date=3 April 2024 |agency=Agence France-Presse |work=New Straits Times |date=3 April 2024 |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403014203/https://www.nst.com.my/world/region/2024/04/1033720/philippines-warns-tsunami-orders-evacuation-coastal-areas-after-taiwan |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Reuters" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=3 April 2024 |title=Philippines warns of tsunami, orders evacuations after Taiwan quake |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/3/tsunami-waves-threaten-23-areas-in-philippines-after-m7-5-quake-847 |url-status=live |access-date=3 April 2024 |work=ABS-CBN News |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403015753/https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/3/tsunami-waves-threaten-23-areas-in-philippines-after-m7-5-quake-847 }}</ref><ref name="Associated Press News-2"/> At 10:03 ([[Philippine Standard Time|PST]]), the [[Pacific Tsunami Warning Center]] said "the tsunami threat has now largely passed," prompting PHIVOLCS to cancel the tsunami warning.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 April 2024 |title=Philippines cancels tsunami warning after Taiwan quake |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/3/philippines-lifts-tsunami-warning-after-taiwan-quake-1117 |access-date=3 April 2024 |work=ABS-CBN News }}</ref> {{Location map+|Taiwan|relief=1|width=300|float=right|caption=Maximum tsunami heights observed at different places in Taiwan<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[Central Weather Administration]] |title=中央氣象署海嘯警報(近海)解除 |url=https://www.cwa.gov.tw/Data/Tsunami/TSU11300303.gif |accessdate=2024-04-03 |language=zh-tw |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403041213/https://www.cwa.gov.tw/Data/Tsunami/TSU11300303.gif |url-status=live }}</ref>|places= {{Location map~|Taiwan|relief=1 | label= | lat=23.819 | long=121.562 | mark=Bullseye1.png | marksize=30 | position=left}} {{Location map~|Taiwan|lat_deg=23.9806|lon_deg=121.6236|position=left|background=|label=<small>Hualien: {{cvt|27|cm}}</small> }} {{Location map~|Taiwan|lat_deg=25.0975|lon_deg=121.9181|position=left|background=|label=<small>Longdong: {{cvt|22|cm}}</small> }} {{Location map~|Taiwan|lat_deg=23.0972|lon_deg=121.3799|position=left|background=|label=<small>Chenggong: {{cvt|54|cm}}</small> }} {{Location map~|Taiwan|lat_deg=24.2878|lon_deg=120.5331|position=left|background=|label=<small>Taichung port: {{cvt|27|cm}}</small> }} {{Location map~|Taiwan|lat_deg=23.45|lon_deg=120.1394|position=left|background=|label=<small>Dongshih: {{cvt|21|cm}}</small> }} {{Location map~|Taiwan|lat_deg=24.5925|lon_deg=121.8658|position=left|background=|label=<small>Suao: {{cvt|43|cm}}</small> }} {{Location map~|Taiwan|lat_deg=24.8686|lon_deg=121.8396|position=left|background=|label=<small>Wushi: {{cvt|82|cm}}</small> }} {{Location map~|Taiwan|lat_deg=25.2839|lon_deg=121.5103|position=left|background=|label=<small>Linshanbi: {{cvt|26|cm}}</small> }} }} The [[Japan Meteorological Agency]] issued a tsunami warning for [[Okinawa Prefecture]] and as waves of {{Cvt|3|m}} were expected,<ref>{{cite news |title=Tsunami warning issued for Okinawa after strong quake hits near Taiwan |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/03/japan/okinawa-tsunami-warning/ |access-date=3 April 2024 |work=The Japan Times |date=3 April 2024 |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403014317/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/03/japan/okinawa-tsunami-warning/ |url-status=live }}</ref> which was later downgraded to a "tsunami advisory".<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-03 |title=Live: Taiwan hit by magnitude-7.5 earthquake, collapsing buildings |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-03/taiwan-blog-earthquake-tsunami-warning/103662440 |access-date=2024-04-03 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403040354/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-03/taiwan-blog-earthquake-tsunami-warning/103662440 |url-status=live }}</ref> A {{Cvt|30|cm}} wave was observed at [[Yonaguni]] about 15 minutes after the earthquake. Waves were also expected along the [[Miyako Islands|Miyako]] and [[Yaeyama Islands]],<ref name="A strong earthquake rocks Taiwan" /> with {{Cvt|20|cm}}-waves reaching the islands of [[Miyako-jima]] and [[Ishigaki Island|Ishigaki]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-03 |title=Tsunami reaches areas of Okinawa, advisory in effect |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240403_17/ |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=[[NHK]] |language=en |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403063428/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240403_17/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The tsunami warning was the first to be issued in Okinawa Prefecture since the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-03 |title=Tsunami advisory lifted for areas of Okinawa |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240403_21/ |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=[[NHK]] |language=en |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403063337/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240403_21/ |url-status=live }}</ref> while the tsunami was the first to strike the area since 1998.<ref name="Chang" /> These warnings prompted flight suspensions in Okinawa and [[Kagoshima Prefecture]]s; evacuations to the third floors were held at [[Naha Airport]] and [[Miyako Airport]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-03 |title=People in Okinawa evacuate from coast after quake, tsunami warning |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240403_19/ |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=[[NHK]] |language=en |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403063338/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240403_19/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-03 |title=Japan's Naha Airport on Okinawa has diverted all flights |url=https://edition.cnn.com/asia/live-news/taiwan-earthquake-hualien-tsunami-warning-hnk-intl/h_5cd10e6276d3d72ce13f5acca0002ec3 |access-date=2024-04-03 |publisher=[[CNN]] |language=en |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403040353/https://edition.cnn.com/asia/live-news/taiwan-earthquake-hualien-tsunami-warning-hnk-intl/h_5cd10e6276d3d72ce13f5acca0002ec3 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-03 |title=Flights to and from Japan's Okinawa and Kagoshima regions suspended, Japan Airlines says |url=https://edition.cnn.com/asia/live-news/taiwan-earthquake-hualien-tsunami-warning-hnk-intl/h_e8572ac49ad7a0bade1bfdaadc3dc7ea |access-date=2024-04-03 |publisher=[[CNN]] |language=en |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403024825/https://edition.cnn.com/asia/live-news/taiwan-earthquake-hualien-tsunami-warning-hnk-intl/h_e8572ac49ad7a0bade1bfdaadc3dc7ea |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Japan Self-Defense Forces]] ordered its air assets at [[Naha Air Base]] to fly out or be moved to secure hangars or higher ground to prevent its possible destruction.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-10 |title=SDF aircraft in Okinawa evacuated following tsunami warning after Taiwan quake |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240410_18/ |access-date=2024-04-10 |publisher=[[NHK]] |language=en }}</ref> China's Tsunami Warning Centre, which is under the [[Ministry of Natural Resources (China)|Ministry of Natural Resources]], issued its highest alert level at level 1, or red.<ref name="South China Morning Post" /> == Impact == Sixteen fatalities have been reported,<ref name="focus16">{{Cite news |date=2024-04-10 |title=Two bodies retrieved, three more found on Shakadang Trail one week post-quake |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404100021 |access-date=2024-04-10 |work=Focus Taiwan |language=en}}</ref> along with a total of 1,145 people injured and 442 others declared stranded.<ref>{{cite news |title=台湾花莲地震已造成13人死亡1145人受伤 |url=https://news.southcn.com/node_179d29f1ce/cfdc380820.shtml |access-date=6 April 2024 |work=Southern News Network |date=6 April 2024 |archive-date=6 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406192953/https://news.southcn.com/node_179d29f1ce/cfdc380820.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> Three people were listed as missing,<ref name="focus16"/> including a couple carrying dual Australian and Singaporean nationality.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-07 |title=First group comprising 44 people evacuated from quake-hit Tianxiang |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404070012 |access-date=2024-04-07 |work=Focus Taiwan |language=en |archive-date=7 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240407105243/https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404070012 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[National Fire Agency]] recorded at least 1,151 earthquake-related incidents.<ref name="SET News">{{cite news |date=3 April 2024 |title=不斷更新／花蓮大樓尋獲1罹難者！7.2規模強震 全台9死963傷、152受困 |url=https://www.setn.com/News.aspx?NewsID=1448849 |access-date=3 April 2024 |work=SET News |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403044936/https://www.setn.com/news.aspx?newsid=1448849 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=403大地震》1900統計：9死946傷137受困 全台災情1151件 |url=https://tw.news.yahoo.com/403%E5%A4%A7%E5%9C%B0%E9%9C%87-1900%E7%B5%B1%E8%A8%88-9%E6%AD%BB946%E5%82%B7137%E5%8F%97%E5%9B%B0-%E5%85%A8%E5%8F%B0%E7%81%BD%E6%83%851151%E4%BB%B6-114725888.html |access-date=3 April 2024 |work=Yahoo! News Taiwan |date=3 April 2024 |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403115914/https://tw.news.yahoo.com/403%E5%A4%A7%E5%9C%B0%E9%9C%87-1900%E7%B5%B1%E8%A8%88-9%E6%AD%BB946%E5%82%B7137%E5%8F%97%E5%9B%B0-%E5%85%A8%E5%8F%B0%E7%81%BD%E6%83%851151%E4%BB%B6-114725888.html |url-status=live }}</ref> All fatalities occurred in [[Hualien County]]. Among the dead were four killed in [[Taroko National Park]], including three hikers<ref name="SET News" /> who were caught in a rockfall. Another person died when rockfalls occurred at the Daqingshui Tunnel along the [[Suhua Highway]] and crushed his truck.<ref name="France 24" /><ref name="Focus Taiwan-7">{{cite news |title=Hualien earthquake leaves 4 dead, 57 injured |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404030009 |access-date=3 April 2024 |work=Focus Taiwan |date=3 April 2024 |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403064215/https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404030009 |url-status=live }}</ref> One person also died after their car was hit by a falling boulder at the parking lot of the Huide Tunnel along the Suhua Highway, while another fatality occurred inside a mine in [[Hejen]] after a rock fall.<ref name="France 24" /><ref name="Focus Taiwan-4">{{Cite news |date=2024-04-03 |title=Death toll rises to 9, over 800 injured in Hualien earthquake |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404030017 |access-date=2024-04-03 |work=Focus Taiwan |language=en |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403130025/https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404030017 |url-status=live }}</ref> Five members of the same family were killed following a rockfall in Taroko National Park.<ref name="focus16"/> A woman in Hualien died after she returned to her building to retrieve her cat, during which she was pinned down by a column following an aftershock.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-03 |title=Woman dies attempting to rescue cat from quake-hit building |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404030020 |access-date=2024-04-03 |work=Focus Taiwan |language=en |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403130332/https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404030020 |url-status=live }}</ref> The cat was later found trapped between metal bars on a window of the building and was rescued on 9 April along with another cat that was also trapped on a window, during which demolition works were temporarily suspended.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-10 |title=Cat whose owner died trying to save it spotted in building |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404100008 |access-date=2024-04-10 |work=Focus Taiwan |language=en }}</ref> Taiwan's [[Earthquake warning system|earthquake alert system]] did not send an advance alert of the mainshock, unlike in previous instances.<ref>{{cite news |title=Taiwan hit by strong quake as tsunami threat recedes in Japan, Philippines |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/3/japan-issues-tsunami-alert-after-7-5-magnitude-earthquake |access-date=3 April 2024 |publisher=Al Jazeera |date=3 April 2024 |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403010838/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/3/japan-issues-tsunami-alert-after-7-5-magnitude-earthquake |url-status=live }}</ref> Authorities later said that they had initially estimated the earthquake to be of a smaller magnitude<ref name="Associated Press">{{Cite news |date=4 April 2024 |title=Rescuers in Taiwan search for those missing or stranded after major earthquake kills 10 |url=https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-earthquake-hualien-taroko-park-f7e6df36441dc3cde69038e0744aa01d |access-date=4 April 2024 |work=Associated Press |archive-date=4 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404042041/https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-earthquake-hualien-taroko-park-f7e6df36441dc3cde69038e0744aa01d |url-status=live }}</ref> ranging between 6.2 and 6.8. The CWA Seismology Center later clarified that it had sent out two alerts that covered the immediate area of the epicenter as well as parts of southern and central Taiwan but not the Taipei area, adding that conditions for issuing a national-level warning depended on the earthquake measuring a magnitude above five and its intensity reaching four on the CWA's seven-level scale.<ref name="Focus Taiwan-3">{{Cite news |date=2024-04-05 |title=Taiwan to consider issuing nationwide quake alert more widely: CWA |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404040018 |access-date=2024-04-05 |work=Focus Taiwan |language=en |archive-date=4 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404173457/https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404040018 |url-status=live }}</ref> Six hundred people were stranded in Taroko National Park.<ref name="Nine dead"/> Twelve park visitors, including two Canadian nationals, were stranded along a trail,<ref name="Chang">{{cite news |last1=Chang |first1=Wayne |last2=Regan |first2=Helen |title=Taiwan searches for dozens trapped by strongest quake in 25 years as casualties mount |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/02/asia/taiwan-earthquake-tsunami-warning-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=3 April 2024 |publisher=CNN |date=3 April 2024 |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403010031/https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/02/asia/taiwan-earthquake-tsunami-warning-intl-hnk/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> while 40 others were injured. Injuries were also reported across [[Hualien City]], [[Yilan City|Yilan]], [[Taipei]], [[New Taipei City]], [[Keelung]], [[Taichung]] and [[Taoyuan, Taiwan|Taoyuan]] due to falls or toppled objects.<ref name="South China Morning Post">{{cite news |last1=Chung |first1=Lawrence |last2=Liang |first2=Xinlu |title=Taiwan toll rises to 7 dead, 736 injured after 7.3 magnitude earthquake rocks island and sparks tsunami warnings |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3257638/73-magnitude-earthquake-rocks-taiwan-collapsing-buildings |access-date=3 April 2024 |work=South China Morning Post |date=3 April 2024 |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403063840/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3257638/73-magnitude-earthquake-rocks-taiwan-collapsing-buildings |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Focus Taiwan-7"/> Sixty people were trapped inside the {{Cvt|400|m}} [[Jinwen Tunnel]] along the Suhua Highway, while 50 employees of the Silk's Place Hotel Taroko who were traveling in four minibuses were also declared trapped after none of them could be contacted by authorities over the phone.<ref name="Chang"/> The hotel management later said that the employees were safe, citing three staff who had reached the hotel on foot.<ref name="Nine dead">{{cite news |title=Nine dead, over 1,000 injured as earthquake rescue operations continue |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404030028 |access-date=3 April 2024 |agency=Focus Taiwan |date=3 April 2024 |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403162000/https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404030028 |url-status=live }}</ref> A rescued employee later said that their convoy had been trapped in a tunnel following a rockfall and that the vehicle she was in was severely damaged by a rock.<ref name="Focus Taiwan-8"/> The road immediately outside the Qingshui Tunnel caved in, trapping several people inside.<ref name="Wingfield-Hayes">{{cite news |last1=Wingfield-Hayes |first1=Rupert |last2=Ng |first2=Kelly |title=Taiwan: Rescue efforts continue after 700 injured in earthquake |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-68719996 |access-date=3 April 2024 |agency=BBC |date=3 April 2024 |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403030157/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-68719996 |url-status=live }}</ref> Seventy people were also trapped in two rock quarries,<ref name="Associated Press News">{{cite news |last1=Bodeen |first1=Christopher |last2=Lai |first2=Johnson |title=Strongest earthquake in 25 years rocks Taiwan, killing 9 people and trapping 70 workers in quarries |url=https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-earthquake-tsunami-f086aac0c3082036d1ca77c01828fb28 |access-date=3 April 2024 |work=Associated Press News |date=3 April 2024 |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403014323/https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-earthquake-tsunami-f086aac0c3082036d1ca77c01828fb28 |url-status=live }}</ref> while nine people were trapped inside a cave.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zhao |first1=Yan |last2=Wang |first2=Amber |title=Taiwan Rescuers Free Nine From Cave After Quake |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/taiwan-rescuers-free-nine-from-cave-after-quake-b019a66c |access-date=5 April 2024 |agency=Barron's |date=5 April 2024 |archive-date=5 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405152109/https://www.barrons.com/news/taiwan-rescuers-free-nine-from-cave-after-quake-b019a66c |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Central Emergency Operation Center]] reported at least 2,498 cases of damage nationwide following the earthquake, with 1,140 instances in Taipei, 497 in New Taipei and 366 in Hualien County.<ref name="Focus Taiwan-6">{{cite news |title=41 still missing inside Taroko National Park following quake |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404040006 |access-date=4 April 2024 |work=Focus Taiwan |date=4 April 2024 |archive-date=4 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404105152/https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404040006 |url-status=live }}</ref> At least 870 buildings and 75 roads and tunnels were damaged by the earthquake.<ref name="NHK-2">{{cite news |title=Taiwan earthquake: Authorities race to spur recovery |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240410_03/ |access-date=10 April 2024 |work=NHK |date=10 April 2024 }}</ref> Of the 28 reported building collapses, 17 of them occurred in Hualien, while the other 11 occurred in Yilan, New Taipei and Keelung.<ref name="Focus Taiwan-4"/> Collapses trapped at least 20 people in the immediate aftermath.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Blanchard |first1=Ben |last2=Lee |first2=Yimou |title=Taiwan hit by strongest quake in 25 years, four deaths reported |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/strong-72-magnitude-earthquake-hits-taipei-2024-04-03/ |access-date=3 April 2024 |work=Reuters |date=3 April 2024}}</ref> Twelve buildings deemed unsafe were ordered demolished by authorities.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dozens rescued after major Taiwan quake but more than 600 still cut off |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/03/asia/taiwan-hualien-earthquake-rescue-efforts-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=4 April 2024 |work=CNN |date=4 April 2024 |archive-date=4 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404054500/https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/03/asia/taiwan-hualien-earthquake-rescue-efforts-intl-hnk/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In [[Hualien City]], two houses, the nine-story [[Uranus building]] and a restaurant collapsed, trapping many people inside.<ref>{{cite news|title=0403花蓮地震 本報記者現場直擊 9層大樓傾倒 地下室3人受困|url=https://udn.com/news/story/123995/7874083|publisher=[[United Daily News]]|date=3 April 2024|access-date=3 April 2024|language=zh|archive-date=3 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403014319/https://udn.com/news/story/123995/7874083|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=大地震！花蓮2棟民宅倒塌「屋內人數不明」 當地警消搶救中|url=https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E5%BF%AB%E8%A8%8A-%E5%A4%A7%E5%9C%B0%E9%9C%87-%E8%8A%B1%E8%93%AE%E6%B0%91%E5%AE%85%E8%BD%9F%E7%84%B6%E5%80%92%E5%A1%8C%E5%B1%8B%E5%85%A7%E4%BA%BA%E6%95%B8%E4%B8%8D%E6%98%8E-%E7%95%B6%E5%9C%B0%E8%AD%A6%E6%B6%88%E6%90%B6%E6%95%91%E4%B8%AD-004518705.html|publisher=[[Yahoo! Kimo]]|date=3 April 2024|access-date=3 April 2024|language=zh|archive-date=3 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403014209/https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E5%BF%AB%E8%A8%8A-%E5%A4%A7%E5%9C%B0%E9%9C%87-%E8%8A%B1%E8%93%AE%E6%B0%91%E5%AE%85%E8%BD%9F%E7%84%B6%E5%80%92%E5%A1%8C%E5%B1%8B%E5%85%A7%E4%BA%BA%E6%95%B8%E4%B8%8D%E6%98%8E-%E7%95%B6%E5%9C%B0%E8%AD%A6%E6%B6%88%E6%90%B6%E6%95%91%E4%B8%AD-004518705.html|url-status=live}}</ref> One person was found dead<ref name="SET News"/> while 22 others were later rescued from the Uranus building,<ref name="Chang"/> which was built in 1986 prior to the introduction of more stringent building codes in the wake of the 1999 Jiji earthquake and was found to be lacking supporting ground-floor front pillars.<ref name="NHK">{{cite news |title=Building left sharply tilted by quake in Taiwan's Hualien City to be demolished |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240405_03/ |access-date=5 April 2024 |work=NHK |date=5 April 2024 |archive-date=6 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406192953/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240405_03/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Forty-eight residential buildings in the city were damaged,<ref name="Associated Press"/> and the {{ill|National Hualien Girls' Senior High School|zh|國立花蓮女子高級中學}} also sustained heavy damage.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-04 |title=國立花蓮女子高級中學外觀 (圖) |url=https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E5%9C%8B%E7%AB%8B%E8%8A%B1%E8%93%AE%E5%A5%B3%E5%AD%90%E9%AB%98%E7%B4%9A%E4%B8%AD%E5%AD%B8%E5%A4%96%E8%A7%80-%E5%9C%96-032754507.html |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=Yahoo News |language=zh-Hant-TW |archive-date=4 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404203438/https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E5%9C%8B%E7%AB%8B%E8%8A%B1%E8%93%AE%E5%A5%B3%E5%AD%90%E9%AB%98%E7%B4%9A%E4%B8%AD%E5%AD%B8%E5%A4%96%E8%A7%80-%E5%9C%96-032754507.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=花蓮7.2大地震！花蓮女中校舍驚傳塌陷 鋼筋外露「現場畫面」曝|url=https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E8%8A%B1%E8%93%AE7-2%E5%A4%A7%E5%9C%B0%E9%9C%87-%E8%8A%B1%E8%93%AE%E5%A5%B3%E4%B8%AD%E6%A0%A1%E8%88%8D%E9%A9%9A%E5%82%B3%E5%A1%8C%E9%99%B7-%E9%8B%BC%E7%AD%8B%E5%A4%96%E9%9C%B2-%E7%8F%BE%E5%A0%B4%E7%95%AB%E9%9D%A2-014013193.html|publisher=[[Yahoo! Kimo]]|date=3 April 2024|access-date=3 April 2024|language=zh|archive-date=3 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403015253/https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E8%8A%B1%E8%93%AE7-2%E5%A4%A7%E5%9C%B0%E9%9C%87-%E8%8A%B1%E8%93%AE%E5%A5%B3%E4%B8%AD%E6%A0%A1%E8%88%8D%E9%A9%9A%E5%82%B3%E5%A1%8C%E9%99%B7-%E9%8B%BC%E7%AD%8B%E5%A4%96%E9%9C%B2-%E7%8F%BE%E5%A0%B4%E7%95%AB%E9%9D%A2-014013193.html|url-status=live}}</ref> At least 200 residents living near the epicenter were displaced.<ref name="Associated Press"/> A total of 1,400 households in Hualien Country were damaged.<ref name="NHK-2"/> In Taipei, 249 people were injured, six of them seriously, and 10 houses were severely damaged.<ref>{{cite news|title=花蓮大地震／新北累計391起災情 10屋嚴重毀損、6重傷|url=https://udn.com/news/story/7323/7876305|publisher=[[United Daily News]]|date=3 April 2024|access-date=3 April 2024|language=zh|archive-date=3 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403124038/https://udn.com/news/story/7323/7876305|url-status=live}}</ref> A warehouse collapsed in New Taipei City, causing three minor injuries.<ref>{{cite news|title=0403花蓮大地震 中和倉庫倒塌！ 3人受傷1人待援|url=https://udn.com/news/story/123995/7874069|publisher=[[United Daily News]]|date=3 April 2024|access-date=3 April 2024|language=zh|archive-date=3 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403014206/https://udn.com/news/story/123995/7874069|url-status=live}}</ref> Fifty people were subsequently rescued from the building.<ref name="France 24"/> Tiles were dislodged and fell off older buildings and some newer structures in the capital.<ref name="A strong earthquake rocks Taiwan">{{cite news |title=A strong earthquake rocks Taiwan, collapsing buildings and causing a tsunami |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/03/taiwan-earthquake-updates.html |access-date=3 April 2024 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=CNBC |date=3 April 2024 |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403005937/https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/03/taiwan-earthquake-updates.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Legislative Yuan]] building also sustained damage to its walls and ceilings,<ref name="Associated Press News-2">{{cite news |last1=Bodeen |first1=Christopher |title=Taiwan's strongest earthquake in nearly 25 years damages buildings, leaving 7 dead |url=https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-earthquake-tsunami-f086aac0c3082036d1ca77c01828fb28 |access-date=3 April 2024 |work=Associated Press News |date=3 April 2024 |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403014323/https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-earthquake-tsunami-f086aac0c3082036d1ca77c01828fb28 |url-status=live }}</ref> while debris fell from the [[Liberty Square (Taipei)|Liberty Square]] archway of [[Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall]].<ref name="M7"/> [[Subsidence]] in [[Xindian District]] caused seven houses to collapse, forcing 12 people to evacuate.<ref>{{cite news|title=0403大地震／新店安泰路傳7棟房屋下陷 疏散12人|url=https://udn.com/news/story/7320/7874124|publisher=[[United Daily News]]|date=3 April 2024|access-date=3 April 2024|language=zh|archive-date=3 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403015146/https://udn.com/news/story/7320/7874124|url-status=live}}</ref> A viaduct of the [[Circular line (New Taipei)|New Taipei Circular Line]] between [[Banxin metro station|Banxin]] and [[Zhongyuan metro station|Zhongyuan stations]] was disaligned, while a train was derailed at [[Jingan metro station|Jingan station]], damaging the station platform and track bed. All service on the [[Taipei Metro]] was briefly suspended for safety checks.<ref name="mrt"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/breakingnews/4628419 |title=花蓮強震》新北捷運環狀線疑歪斜 乘客疏散畫面曝光 |date=3 April 2024 |access-date=3 April 2024 |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403040608/https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/breakingnews/4628419 |url-status=live }}</ref> Nevertheless, train service through the epicenter region was restored within 24 hours.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Feng |first=Emily |date=April 4, 2024 |title=Taiwan emerges remarkably unscathed after massive earthquake |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/04/04/1242721841/taiwan-emerges-remarkably-unscathed-after-massive-earthquake |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404092436/https://www.npr.org/2024/04/04/1242721841/taiwan-emerges-remarkably-unscathed-after-massive-earthquake |archive-date=April 4, 2024 |access-date=April 5, 2024 |website=[[NPR]]}}</ref> A portion of the ceiling in [[Taoyuan International Airport]] collapsed.<ref name="South China Morning Post"/> Another 68 people were injured in [[Yilan City]], where walls collapsed and water pipes ruptured.<ref>{{cite news|title=花蓮大地震／宜蘭68人受傷就醫 林姿妙慰問傷者送紅包|url=https://money.udn.com/money/story/7307/7876714?from=edn_newest_index|publisher=[[United Daily News]]|date=3 April 2024|access-date=3 April 2024|language=zh|archive-date=3 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403160247/https://money.udn.com/money/story/7307/7876714?from=edn_newest_index|url-status=live}}</ref> In [[Nantou County]], 66 schools and nine houses sustained damage.<ref>{{cite news|title=南投66校9民宅因地震受損 許淑華再籲國6延伸、籌建台14線支線|url=https://www.ettoday.net/news/20240408/2715618.htm|website=ETtoday|date=8 April 2024|access-date=8 April 2024|language=zh|archive-date=8 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408102904/https://www.ettoday.net/news/20240408/2715618.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Power outages affected 371,869 homes in Taiwan according to the [[Ministry of Economic Affairs (Taiwan)|Ministry of Economic Affairs]],<ref name="Nine dead"/> of which, 14,833 were in Taichung; 5,306 were restored within approximately 25 minutes of the earthquake.<ref>{{cite news|title=影／0403大地震 台中9千多戶停電 山城住戶：嚇到腿軟|url=https://udn.com/news/story/123995/7874029|publisher=[[United Daily News]]|date=3 April 2024|access-date=3 April 2024|language=zh|archive-date=3 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403014206/https://udn.com/news/story/123995/7874029|url-status=live}}</ref> Electricity was restored in 70 percent of households within two hours of the earthquake by [[Taipower]],<ref name="Focus Taiwan-5"/> leaving around 91,000 homes without power.<ref name="Chang"/> By the morning of 4 April, the number was reduced to 337.<ref name="Focus Taiwan-6"/> Water shortages affected 125,675 households,<ref name="Nine dead"/> while outages of natural gas affecting 394 households<ref name="Focus Taiwan-6"/> and internet disruptions were also reported.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-03 |title=Taiwan quake leaves one dead, at least 50 injured |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240403_23/ |access-date=2024-04-03 |work=NHK |language=en |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403063843/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240403_23/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-03 |title=Four dead as strongest earthquake in 25 years hits Taiwan |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-68719996 |access-date=2024-04-03 |publisher=BBC News|language=en |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403030157/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-68719996 |url-status=live }}</ref> Eighty cell phone base stations were damaged.<ref name="Nine dead"/> There were reports of damaged walls, debris and toppled bricks across much of the island.<ref name="South China Morning Post" /> [[Taiwan High Speed Rail|High-speed railway services]] across Taiwan were partially suspended and major expressways in the eastern part of the island were closed.<ref name="M7">{{Cite news |date=2024-04-03 |title=M7.7 quake in Taiwan kills 1, injures more than 50 |url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/04/7a869940ecb5-urgent-m75-quake-hits-off-taiwan-tsunami-alert-for-southwest-japan-isles.html |access-date=2024-04-03 |agency=Kyodo News |language=en |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403064009/https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/04/7a869940ecb5-urgent-m75-quake-hits-off-taiwan-tsunami-alert-for-southwest-japan-isles.html |url-status=live }}</ref> No anomalies were recorded in any of Taiwan's [[Nuclear power in Taiwan|three nuclear plants]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-03 |title=Third nuclear power plant not affected by massive earthquake |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404030008 |access-date=2024-04-03 |work=Focus Taiwan |language=en |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403065139/https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404030008 |url-status=live }}</ref> A total of 779 landslides were recorded following the earthquake, affecting 433.93 hectares.<ref name="focus16"/> A massive landslide occurred near [[Xiulin, Hualien|Xiulin]].<ref>{{cite news|title=快訊／7.2地震花蓮崇德山崩 石塊高處掉落塵土飛揚恐怖畫面曝|url=https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E5%BF%AB%E8%A8%8A-7-2%E5%9C%B0%E9%9C%87%E8%8A%B1%E8%93%AE%E5%B4%87%E5%BE%B7%E5%B1%B1%E5%B4%A9-%E7%9F%B3%E5%A1%8A%E9%AB%98%E8%99%95%E6%8E%89%E8%90%BD%E5%A1%B5%E5%9C%9F%E9%A3%9B%E6%8F%9A%E6%81%90%E6%80%96%E7%95%AB%E9%9D%A2%E6%9B%9D-005349284.html|publisher=[[Yahoo! Kimo]]|date=3 April 2024|access-date=3 April 2024|language=zh|archive-date=3 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403014329/https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E5%BF%AB%E8%A8%8A-7-2%E5%9C%B0%E9%9C%87%E8%8A%B1%E8%93%AE%E5%B4%87%E5%BE%B7%E5%B1%B1%E5%B4%A9-%E7%9F%B3%E5%A1%8A%E9%AB%98%E8%99%95%E6%8E%89%E8%90%BD%E5%A1%B5%E5%9C%9F%E9%A3%9B%E6%8F%9A%E6%81%90%E6%80%96%E7%95%AB%E9%9D%A2%E6%9B%9D-005349284.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The Suhua Highway was closed after sections of it were struck by at least nine rockfalls. Rockfalls occurred on another highway which hit at least 12 cars and injured nine people.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2024-04-03 |title=9 injured on Taiwan highway as earthquake causes landslides and rockfalls |url=https://edition.cnn.com/asia/live-news/taiwan-earthquake-hualien-tsunami-warning-hnk-intl/h_6e0d18e3d05227121cb90e563f90c649 |access-date=2024-04-03 |publisher=CNN |language=en |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403040359/https://edition.cnn.com/asia/live-news/taiwan-earthquake-hualien-tsunami-warning-hnk-intl/h_6e0d18e3d05227121cb90e563f90c649 |url-status=live }}</ref> A landslide along [[Provincial Highway 9 (Taiwan)|Provincial Highway 9]] between [[Su'ao]] and Hualien blocked traffic at [[Chongde railway station]], while a rockfall also occurred in the [[Heren railway station|Heren]]-Chongde section of the [[Eastern Trunk line]] in Hualien.<ref name="Focus Taiwan-5">{{Cite news |date=2024-04-03 |title=Major earthquake shakes Taiwan, causing landslides, partial building collapse |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404030006 |access-date=2024-04-03 |work=Focus Taiwan |language=en |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403064403/https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404030006 |url-status=live }}</ref> A section of the [[Central Cross-Island Highway]] between [[Dayuling]] and Taroko was also closed.<ref name="Focus Taiwan-7"/> Two German nationals were reported to have been trapped in a tunnel in Hualien.<ref name="Chang"/> In Taichung, rockfalls blocked a road, damaging three cars and injuring a driver.<ref>{{cite news|title=花蓮7.2大地震！中橫便道落石猛砸釀1傷 11人受困明隧道待救|url=https://www.chinatimes.com/realtimenews/20240403001914-260402?ctrack=pc_main_rtime_p04&chdtv|work=[[China Times]]|date=3 April 2024|access-date=3 April 2024|language=zh}}</ref> A large portion of [[Guishan Island (Yilan)|Guishan Island]] collapsed into the sea.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 April 2024 |title=台湾7.2可怕强震 宜兰外海惊见龟山岛「龟头断裂」 |url=https://www.iask.ca/news/844318 |access-date=3 April 2024 |language=zh-CN |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403015313/https://www.iask.ca/news/844318 |url-status=live }}</ref> Six [[F-16]] fighter jets of the [[Republic of China Air Force]] were slightly damaged at a base in Hualien.<ref>{{cite news |title=Taiwan's strongest earthquake in 25 years kills at least nine, with 50 missing |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/04/asia-pacific/taiwan-earthquake/ |access-date=3 April 2024 |agency=Reuters |publisher=The Japan Times |date=3 April 2024 |archive-date=4 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404215112/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/04/asia-pacific/taiwan-earthquake/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Taiwan earthquake: rescuers search for survivors amid landslides and aftershocks |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/04/taiwan-earthquake-2024-news-landslides-quake-aftershocks-survivors-search |access-date=4 April 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=4 April 2024 |archive-date=4 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404002843/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/04/taiwan-earthquake-2024-news-landslides-quake-aftershocks-survivors-search |url-status=live }}</ref> At the distillery of the [[Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation]] in Hualien, around 192,000 alcohol bottles were shattered, causing financial losses of at least NT$14 million (US$435,845). The earthquake also destroyed 1,000 vats of [[Shaoxing wine]] in the distillery.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 April 2024 |title=TTL's Hualien Distillery begins massive cleanup after April 3 quake |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202404080012 |access-date=8 April 2024 |language=en |work=Focus Taiwan |archive-date=8 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408100612/https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202404080012 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Ministry of Education (Taiwan)|Education Ministry]] said that 434 schools suffered damage from the earthquake totaling NT$470 million (US$14.66 million),<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-04 |title=Dayuling-Taroko road still closed following earthquake |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404040012 |access-date=2024-04-04 |work=Focus Taiwan |language=en |archive-date=4 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404160506/https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404040012 |url-status=live }}</ref> mostly in Hualien and [[Pingtung County|Pingtung Counties]] and [[Hsinchu City]].<ref name="Focus Taiwan"/> The Hualien County Tourism Association estimated damage to tourism from the earthquake to reach NT$5.3 billion (US$166 million), with hotel booking rates expected to drop to less than 10%.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 April 2024 |title=Hualien could lose NT$5.3 billion in April tourism income after quake |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202404080010 |access-date=8 April 2024 |language=en |work=Focus Taiwan |archive-date=8 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408090850/https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202404080010 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Ministry of Agriculture (Taiwan)|Ministry of Agriculture]] estimated agricultural damage from the earthquake at NT$80.8 million (US$2.53 million), with Hualien County accounting for NT$79.15 million.<ref name="focus16"/> Most of the damage in the county came from losses to the fishing industry at NT$40.95 million, while the remaining NT$1.05 million coming from damages to livestock facilities and loss of animal feed in the county. Crop losses reached up to NT$10,000 and affected 0.3 hectares of farmland, primarily those cultivated with [[wood ear mushroom]]s. The ministry also said Hualien incurred NT$25.98 million in damage to agricultural infrastructure, with NT$13.98 million coming from fisheries infrastructure, as well as NT$50,000 in livestock losses, mainly to pigs. Damage to public agricultural infrastructure in Hualien was estimated at NT$33.98 million, with NT$20 million coming from soil and water conservation infrastructure.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 April 2024 |title=Taiwan's agriculture losses from quake top NT$76 million, all in Hualien |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404070017 |access-date=7 April 2024 |language=en |work=Focus Taiwan |archive-date=7 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240407114740/https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404070017 |url-status=live }}</ref> Railway services were temporarily suspended in parts of eastern China due to the earthquake.<ref name="Kyodo News-2"/> ==Response== Incumbent [[President of the Republic of China|Taiwanese president]] [[Tsai Ing-wen]] expressed concern about the damage and ordered the [[Republic of China Armed Forces|ROC Armed Forces]] to support the local government in Hualien and others parts of the island in rescue missions. [[Vice President of the Republic of China|Vice-president]] and president-elect [[Lai Ching-te]] called on the public to be careful and stay calm and announced the formation of an emergency centre to deal with the disaster.<ref name="South China Morning Post"/> In the afternoon of 3 April, Lai visited Hualien County to inspect rescue and relief efforts,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-03 |title=President-elect Lai emphasizes rescue work during visit to quake-hit Hualien |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202404030023 |access-date=2024-04-03 |work=Focus Taiwan |language=en |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403130332/https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202404030023 |url-status=live }}</ref> while [[Premier of the Republic of China|Premier]] [[Chen Chien-jen]] visited temporary shelters for displaced residents in Hualien on 4 April.<ref name="Associated Press"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/04/c5a7af48577c-taiwan-quake-injured-toll-rises-to-1050-with-30-missing-9-dead.html |title=Taiwan quake injured toll rises to 1,100 with 15 missing, 10 dead |date=2024-04-04 |work=[[Kyodo News]] |access-date=4 April 2024 |archive-date=4 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404110740/https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/04/c5a7af48577c-taiwan-quake-injured-toll-rises-to-1050-with-30-missing-9-dead.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Chen also announced that the [[Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics]] would allocate NT$300 million (US$9,366,144) in disaster relief to the Hualien County government and would exempt from taxation income received by affected residents taking up temporary employment because of the earthquake. Tsai, Lai, Chen and [[Vice Premier of the Republic of China|Vice Premier]] [[Cheng Wen-tsan]] also pledged to donate a month's worth of their salaries for disaster relief.<ref name="Focus Taiwan-2">{{Cite news |date=2024-04-04 |title=Local, central governments set up earthquake aid accounts |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404040009 |access-date=2024-04-05 |work=Focus Taiwan |language=en |archive-date=4 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404161844/https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404040009 |url-status=live }}</ref> Tsai also warned citizens against non-essential travel to mountains for the [[long weekend]] brought about by the [[Qingming Festival]], which began a day after the earthquake.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-05 |title=Taiwan searches for 18 still missing after Wednesday's earthquake |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/5/taiwan-searches-for-18-still-missing-after-wednesdays-quake |access-date=2024-04-05 |work=Al Jazeera |language=en |archive-date=5 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405164202/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/5/taiwan-searches-for-18-still-missing-after-wednesdays-quake |url-status=live }}</ref> On 10 April, Tsai visited affected areas of Hualien County and Taroko National Park, where she met with rescue workers.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-10 |title=Taiwan President Tsai visits quake-hit region |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240410_22/ |access-date=2024-04-08 |work=NHK |language=en }}</ref> Hualien County magistrate [[Hsu Chen-wei]] said all residents and businesses in buildings that were in a dangerous state had been evacuated.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/03/taiwan-earthquake-today-live-updates-magnitude-tsunami-warning-japan-evacuations-okinawa-buildings-collapse-tapei|title=Taiwan earthquake: search for survivors continues into night after nine people killed in quake – as it happened|date=2024-04-03|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=3 April 2024|archive-date=3 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403024920/https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/03/taiwan-earthquake-today-live-updates-magnitude-tsunami-warning-japan-evacuations-okinawa-buildings-collapse-tapei|url-status=live}}</ref> Low-orbit satellites were used to facilitate communications in their first deployment for a disaster in Taiwan.<ref name="focus16"/> Helicopters were deployed by the [[National Airborne Service Corps]]<ref name="Focus Taiwan-8">{{Cite news |date=2024-04-05 |title=Earthquake survivor's horrifying account: Rocks falling like bullets |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404050009 |access-date=2024-04-05 |work=Focus Taiwan |language=en |archive-date=5 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405125353/https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404050009 |url-status=live }}</ref> to rescue at least 82 stranded individuals,<ref name="Kyodo News"/> including trapped miners<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-04 |title=Taiwan Earthquake: Helicopter rescues miners as quake injuries top 1,000 |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/04/04/taiwan-earthquake-over-1-000-injured-48-still-missing |access-date=2024-04-04 |work=al-Arabiya |language=en |archive-date=4 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404215023/https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/04/04/taiwan-earthquake-over-1-000-injured-48-still-missing |url-status=live }}</ref> and drop food to stranded individuals pending rescue. Emergency workers propped up the Uranus building with gravel and rocks to prevent it from completely falling over in an aftershock.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-04 |title=Taiwan earthquake: The mountain 'rained rocks like bullets' – survivor |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-68729048 |access-date=2024-04-04 |work=BBC |language=en |archive-date=4 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404065232/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-68729048 |url-status=live }}</ref> Demolition works on the building began on 5 April.<ref name="NHK"/> The [[Ministry of Health and Welfare (Taiwan)|Health Ministry]] placed medical staff in Yilan and [[Taitung County|Taitung]] on stand-by to help victims in Hualien.<ref name="Focus Taiwan-4"/> The mayor of [[Kaohsiung]], [[Chen Chi-mai]], also ordered the deployment of a rescue team and dogs to Taroko National Park.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-08 |title=Taiwan's search dogs win hearts in search for quake victims |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240408-taiwan-s-search-dogs-win-hearts-in-search-for-quake-victims |access-date=2024-04-08 |work=France 24 |language=en |archive-date=8 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408085112/https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240408-taiwan-s-search-dogs-win-hearts-in-search-for-quake-victims |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Taiwan)|Ministry of Transportation and Communications]] initiated maritime ferry services between [[Suao Township|Su'ao Port]] in [[Yilan County, Taiwan|Yilan County]] and the [[Port of Hualien]] beginning on 4 April, while [[Mandarin Airlines]] and [[UNI Air]] added seven extra flights between [[Hualien Airport]] and the rest of Taiwan.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-03 |title=Massive earthquake leaves transportation in eastern Taiwan paralyzed |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404030019 |access-date=2024-04-03 |work=Focus Taiwan |language=en |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403130021/https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404030019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Railway services between Hualien and Yilan Counties reopened on 4 April following repairs and clearing operations by the [[Taiwan Railway Corporation]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-04 |title=Rail traffic between Yilan, Hualien reopens after quake |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404040004 |access-date=2024-04-04 |work=Focus Taiwan |language=en |archive-date=4 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404063450/https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404040004 |url-status=live }}</ref> The New Taipei City Government opened 15 shelters for 269 displaced residents<ref name="Nine dead"/> and offered free bus rides to alleviate complications on transportation brought by the earthquake, particularly on the railway system.<ref>{{cite news |title=Taiwan earthquake: Authorities race to spur recovery |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240405_05/ |access-date=5 April 2024 |work=NHK |date=5 April 2024 |archive-date=6 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406193018/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240405_05/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Partial operations at the New Taipei Circular Line resumed on the afternoon of 3 April, with other sections reopening on 7 April, leaving only a portion of the line between [[Banqiao station|Banqiao]] and [[Zhonghe metro station|Zhonghe stations]] still under repair.<ref name="mrt">{{Cite news |date=2024-04-07 |title=Service restored between Zhonghe, Dapinglin on MRT Circular Line |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404070013 |access-date=2024-04-07 |work=Focus Taiwan |language=en |archive-date=7 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240407105222/https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404070013 |url-status=live }}</ref> Several semiconductor firms, including [[Powerchip]], [[InnoLux Corporation|InnoLux]], [[United Microelectronics Corporation|UMC]], {{ill|King Yuan Electronics Company|zh|京元電子}}, Taimide Tech, and [[TSMC]] temporarily suspended operations and evacuated their facilities in [[Hsinchu]]. TSMC said it expected losses of about $60 million from the earthquake<ref name="South China Morning Post"/><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-03 |title=TSMC Evacuates Production Lines After Major Taiwan Quake |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-03/tsmc-evacuates-production-lines-after-major-taiwan-quake |access-date=2024-04-03 |work=Bloomberg.com |language=en |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403040841/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-03/tsmc-evacuates-production-lines-after-major-taiwan-quake |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-03 |title=Strong quake leads to halts in production at TSMC, other tech firms |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202404030010 |access-date=2024-04-03 |work=Focus Taiwan |language=en |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403064324/https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202404030010 |url-status=live }}</ref> and reported minimal damage to some of its facilities and equipment,<ref name="France 24"/> adding that more than 70 percent of its chip manufacturing equipment had resumed production later on 3 April.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-04 |title=More than 70% of TSMC equipment back online after major quake in Taiwan |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202404040002 |access-date=2024-04-04 |work=Focus Taiwan |language=en |archive-date=4 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404115541/https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202404040002 |url-status=live }}</ref> Other manufacturers resumed operations on 4 April.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-04 |title=Manufacturers in Taiwan's science parks resume operation: NSTC |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202404040015 |access-date=2024-04-05 |work=Focus Taiwan |language=en |archive-date=4 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404160154/https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202404040015 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Taiwan Stock Exchange]] continued regular operations on 3 April despite the earthquake.<ref name="Associated Press News-2"/> The Health Ministry and the Hualien County government set up dedicated bank accounts and online platforms for receiving earthquake-related donations. The [[Ministry of Finance (Taiwan)|Finance Ministry]] also said that 12 government-owned businesses would donate a total of NT$21 million.<ref name="Focus Taiwan-2"/> The Health Ministry said it had received at least NT$720 million (US$22.35 million) in donations by 11 April.<ref name="focusjapan"/> and released NT$490 million in aid. The [[Taiwan Foundation for Disaster Relief]] announced that it had received nearly NT$500 million by 10 April. The [[Ministry of Economic Affairs (Taiwan)|Ministry of Economic Affairs]] said that it was planning to provide loans totaling NT$20 billion to support affected businesses.<ref name="focus16"/> Several prominent Taiwanese firms announced donations towards disaster relief. [[Foxconn]] pledged NT$80 million while its founder, [[Terry Gou]] personally pledged NT$60 million. [[Taishin Financial Holdings]] pledged NT$10 million while [[Acer Inc.]] pledged NT$6 million.<ref name="Focus Taiwan">{{Cite news |date=2024-04-04 |title=Private quake relief pledges top NT$156 million |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404030027 |access-date=2024-04-04 |work=Focus Taiwan |language=en |archive-date=4 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404063514/https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404030027 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Quanta Computer]] and [[Fubon Financial Holding Co.]] respectively pledged donations of NT$50 million for earthquake relief, while Wanin International Co., Tung Ho Steel Enterprise Corp., and [[Yageo]] pledged a combined total of NT$36 million.<ref name="Focus Taiwan-2"/> The [[Red Cross Society of the Republic of China]] and the [[Tzu Chi]] foundation provided meals and shelters to displaced residents.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-04 |title=Rescue teams in Taiwan searching for family feared trapped in rockslide following earthquake |url=https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-earthquake-taroko-national-park-family-missing-bd01953781a73c29d09902f784543293 |access-date=2024-04-05 |work=Associated Press |language=en |archive-date=5 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405050219/https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-earthquake-taroko-national-park-family-missing-bd01953781a73c29d09902f784543293 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Taipei 101]] was lit up on the night of 3 April in memory of the victims of the earthquake.<ref name="France 24"/> Following criticism over alleged lapses in issuing warnings over the earthquake, the CWA said that it would issue a national-level warning for future incidents and adjust conditions for issuing alerts to accommodate a flexible margin of error, rather than just taking a single value into account to ensure enough time for preparations by the public.<ref name="Focus Taiwan-3"/> ==International reactions== ===Countries=== The [[Taiwan Affairs Office]] of the [[China|People's Republic of China]] (PRC) said it was highly concerned with the earthquake and was willing to provide disaster relief assistance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-795074|title=China's Taiwan affairs office offers disaster relief assistance|date=2024-04-03|work=[[The Jerusalem Post]]|access-date=3 April 2024|archive-date=3 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403063843/https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-795074|url-status=live}}</ref> In response, Taiwan's [[Mainland Affairs Council]] expressed thanks for its concern but said that there would be no request for assistance from Taiwan.<ref name="Wingfield-Hayes"/> Lai Ching-te, however, wrote to [[Prime Minister of Japan|Japanese prime minister]] [[Fumio Kishida]] on [[X (social network)|X]], "Let us continue to help each other and join hands to overcome these difficult times". This is the second instance of Taipei rebuffing China's aid; after the [[2018 Hualien earthquake]], it turned down a $3 million donation from the PRC as well as its offer of [[search and rescue]] workers, but later accepted assistance from other countries.<ref>{{cite news |title=Taiwan quake: Taipei rebuffs aid offer from mainland China amid deadly disaster |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3257638/73-magnitude-earthquake-rocks-taiwan-collapsing-buildings |work=South China Morning Post |date=3 April 2024 |language=en |access-date=3 April 2024 |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403063840/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3257638/73-magnitude-earthquake-rocks-taiwan-collapsing-buildings |url-status=live }}</ref> On 4 April, the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Taiwan)|Taiwanese foreign ministry]] condemned the PRC for its "shameless use of the Taiwan earthquake to conduct [[psychological warfare|cognitive operations]] internationally" after [[Geng Shuang]], China's deputy ambassador to the [[United Nations]], said China is "ready to provide disaster relief" and thanked "the international community for their care and good wishes" at a UN meeting.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rappler.com/world/asia-pacific/taiwan-condemns-shameless-china-accepting-world-concern-quake/ |title=Taiwan condemns 'shameless' China for accepting world's concern on quake |date=2024-04-04 |work=[[Rappler]] |access-date=4 April 2024 |archive-date=4 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404152105/https://www.rappler.com/world/asia-pacific/taiwan-condemns-shameless-china-accepting-world-concern-quake/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Remarks by Ambassador Geng Shuang at the UN Security Council Briefing on Children and Armed Conflict |url=http://un.china-mission.gov.cn/eng/hyyfy/202404/t20240404_11276480.htm |website=un.china-mission.gov.cn |access-date=4 April 2024 |archive-date=4 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404060953/http://un.china-mission.gov.cn/eng/hyyfy/202404/t20240404_11276480.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The ministry also criticized Bolivia for expressing solidarity with China over the earthquake.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bolivia expressing concern to China over Taiwan quake 'serious mistake': MOFA |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202404060010 |website=Focus Taiwan |date=6 April 2024 |access-date=6 April 2024 |archive-date=6 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406192953/https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202404060010 |url-status=live }}</ref> Japan deployed military aircraft to observe possible damage in Okinawa Prefecture following the tsunami alert.<ref name="Associated Press News-2"/> The Japanese government later announced that no damage had occurred.<ref name="A strong earthquake rocks Taiwan" /> Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed condolences and sympathy with Taiwan and offered the government's support,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://japan.kantei.go.jp/101_kishida/decisions/2024/03message.html|title=Message of condolences from Prime Minister KISHIDA Fumio following the earthquake in eastern Taiwan|date=2024-04-03|work=[[Naikaku Sōri Daijin Kantei|Prime Minister's Office of Japan]]|access-date=3 April 2024|archive-date=3 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403190922/https://japan.kantei.go.jp/101_kishida/decisions/2024/03message.html|url-status=live}}</ref> with Foreign Minister [[Yoko Kamikawa]] announcing a donation of $1 million<ref name="Kyodo News">{{cite web |title=2 more bodies found after Taiwan quake as 72-hour window nears end |url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/04/13e286547dda-2-more-bodies-found-after-taiwan-quake-as-72-hour-window-nears-end.html |website=Kyodo News |access-date=5 April 2024 |archive-date=5 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405140807/https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/04/13e286547dda-2-more-bodies-found-after-taiwan-quake-as-72-hour-window-nears-end.html |url-status=live }}</ref> that was turned over on 10 April.<ref>{{cite web |title=Japan hands over emergency aid list to quake-hit Taiwan |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240410_23/ |website=NHK |access-date=10 April 2024}}</ref> South Korea also pledged US$500,000 in aid.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-11 |title=S. Korea to provide US$500,000 worth of humanitarian aid to quake-hit Taiwan |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240411004000315 |access-date=2024-04-11 |work=Yonhap News Agency |language=en }}</ref> The United States said that it was "ready to provide any necessary assistance".<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-03 |title=White House standing by to provide aid after deadly Taiwan earthquake |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4571969-white-house-aid-taiwan-earthquake/ |access-date=2024-04-03 |work=The Hill |language=en |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403163743/https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4571969-white-house-aid-taiwan-earthquake/ |url-status=live }}</ref> At least 47 countries, including those with [[Foreign relations of Taiwan|no official diplomatic relations]] with Taiwan, as well as the [[European Union]], expressed sympathies and offered support to Taiwan.{{efn|including Paraguay, Guatemala, Palau, Eswatini, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Belize, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Japan, the Philippines, India, Singapore, the United Kingdom, Thailand, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, France, Ukraine, the United States, China, Estonia, Latvia, South Korea and Vatican City}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-04 |title=President, VP thank world leaders for thoughts and prayers after deadly quake |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202404040005 |access-date=2024-04-04 |work=Focus Taiwan |language=en |archive-date=4 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404080841/https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202404040005 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-04 |title=Pope assures victims of Taiwan quake of solidarity and closeness |url=https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2024-04/pope-assures-victims-of-taiwan-quake-of-solidarity-and-closeness.html |access-date=2024-04-05 |work=Vatican News |language=en |archive-date=4 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404174834/https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2024-04/pope-assures-victims-of-taiwan-quake-of-solidarity-and-closeness.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=April 4, 2024 |title=S. Korea sends condolences to quake-hit Taiwan |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240404007200315 |work=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |access-date=6 April 2024 |archive-date=6 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406042943/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240404007200315 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 6 April, Taiwan announced that it had accepted an offer from Turkey to send a team of seven rescue specialists carrying drones who were expected to arrive later in the day, adding that it was the only foreign rescue team that it had allowed to enter<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 6, 2024 |title=Turkish team set to help boost quake rescue efforts: Minister |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404060009 |work=Focus Taiwan |access-date=7 April 2024 |archive-date=6 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406193104/https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404060009 |url-status=live }}</ref> in reciprocation for the aid given by Taiwanese rescue workers in the [[2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 8, 2024 |title=Turkish rescuer workers assist Taiwan's quake relief efforts |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202404080010 |work=Focus Taiwan |access-date=8 April 2024 |archive-date=8 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408090850/https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202404080010 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 7 April, the [[Manila Economic and Cultural Office]] (MECO), the de facto embassy of the Philippines in Taiwan, distributed humanitarian aid to [[Overseas Filipino Workers]] in Hualien.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 6, 2024 |title=Filipino envoy visits Hualien, expresses Manila's sympathy over quake |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202404070015 |work=Focus Taiwan |access-date=7 April 2024 |archive-date=7 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240407104656/https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202404070015 |url-status=live }}</ref> ===Private entities=== Multinational firms such as Japan's [[Kura Sushi]] and South Korea's [[Coupang]] pledged NTS$2 million each for disaster relief, while [[FamilyMart]] and [[7-Eleven]] opened donation channels in their respective mobile applications. Cathay Financial Holdings pledged NT$30 million, while Shin Kong Financial Holdings pledged NT$10 million, with NT$6 million specifically earmarked to the Hualien County government.<ref name="Focus Taiwan-2"/> Other Japanese companies such as [[LY Corporation]], [[Rakuten]], and [[Toyota]] raised a combined total of more than 258 million yen in donations.<ref name="focusjapan">{{Cite news |date=2024-04-11|title=South Korea, Japan extend aid for Taiwan earthquake relief |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202404110011 |access-date=2024-04-11 |work=Focus Taiwan |language=en }}</ref> The [[Red Cross Society of the Republic of China]] received a 10 million yen (US$65,903) donation from Japanese musician [[Yoshiki (musician)|Yoshiki]].<ref name="Focus Taiwan-2"/> The [[Yomiuri Giants]], who play in the [[Nippon Professional Baseball]] pledged 10 million yen (US$66,112) and set up a three-day fundraiser starting on 5 April, citing their exhibition games in Taiwan in March 2024 as a reason.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-05 |title=Japanese baseball team to donate 10 million yen for earthquake relief |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202404050010 |access-date=2024-04-05 |work=Focus Taiwan |language=en |archive-date=5 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405125609/https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202404050010 |url-status=live }}</ref> ==Notes== {{notelist}} ==See also== {{Portal|Earth sciences|Taiwan}} * [[2018 Hualien earthquake]] * [[List of earthquakes in 2024]] * [[List of earthquakes in Taiwan]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{Commons category-inline}} {{Earthquakes in 2024}} {{Earthquakes in Taiwan}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hualien earthquake, 2024}} [[Category:2024 earthquakes]] [[Category:2024 tsunamis]] [[Category:2024 disasters in Taiwan]] [[Category:April 2024 events in Taiwan]] [[Category:Earthquakes in Taiwan]] [[Category:Tsunamis in Taiwan]] [[Category:History of Hualien City]] [[Category:Hualien County]]'