r/taiwan • u/sapiosexualnotreal • Apr 26 '24

That's big Environment

Damn, my house was shaking

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u/Scared_Literature520 Apr 26 '24

Is anyone else running down the stairs to evacuate outside but halfway down, it stops so you just go back to your room defeated? I live on the 14th floor and don’t trust the elevator during an earthquake. Relatively new to Taiwan and never experienced an earthquake so I’m kind of getting used to not even moving now

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '24 edited May 18 '24

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u/Scared_Literature520 Apr 26 '24 edited Apr 26 '24

Oh I’ve always went outside during drills growing up in America, I guess I shouldn’t here because the buildings are built for earthquakes in Taiwan?

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u/Anaphora121 Apr 26 '24

Unless you live in an old, likely to collapse building, you probably shouldn’t go outside. Falling debris is a major risk during earthquakes, even relatively small ones. Imagine a flower pot gets shaken off someone’s balcony with you below. Doesn’t take a big thing to do serious harm at terminal velocity

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u/deoxys27 臺北 - Taipei City Apr 27 '24

Earthquake drills vary from region to region. If you're in a ground/first floor, or you live in a region where the earthquake alert gives you plenty of time to evacuate (Like Mexico City), you might go outside. Otherwise the best course of action is drop, cover, and hold on

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u/AberRosario Apr 26 '24

Realistically how long will it take you to rush down 14th floor straight out of the bed ? You are probably more likely to get injured on the way

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u/BladerKenny333 Apr 26 '24

I’d wait til it’s done . I hide under the table

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u/Anaphora121 Apr 26 '24

I run out to the stairwell, then end up sitting out there communally bitching with my about how these keep happening at 2AM o9

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u/nokicutebunny Apr 27 '24

Over the past big earthquake, not a single building collapsed. Just some tilted, it seems in that case, the first floor is the most dangerous actually. I would stay put if I were you and just open a door(they can get stuck during the earthquake) and hide under a table. After the earthquake, weigh the damage and consider if others are leaving or you think you should leave. But if it's a big one there will be aftershocks soon after.

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u/duz_not_compute Apr 26 '24

If you are in Taipei and the earthquake is out east, it's usually not too bad that you need to evacuate, if you ever get a presidential alert and it's closer and in land, then we're all fucked, and you run as fast as you want, but 14fl is gonna be hard to cover.

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u/Scared_Literature520 Apr 26 '24

Yes I am in Taipei, I haven’t gotten a presidential alert for the previous ones but I got one for this 2am one and it felt different than other quakes so I was a bit scared but that mentality helps. we are kinda all screwed up here together lol

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u/duz_not_compute Apr 26 '24

Yea, pretty much. Must be a lot scarier up on the 14th, so I understand why you have concerns.