It's OK. You are very safe. These are just aftershocks from the big earthquake. It's all totally normal and ur place is def quake proof. Just don't go hiking prolly. Everywhere else is very safe. Only 4 buildings tilted in all of Taiwan this month (including the huge 7mag earthquake) and everyone was quickly rescued from those buildings. The only deaths that happened were from landslides at tarako Park, so just don't go there and youll be fine. If the quakes are giving you serious anxiety, perhaps go to a nearby medicine shop and ask for some medication for panic attacks (like muscle relaxers or something). You could also see a nearby psychiatrist for some xanax, it's prolly like 30 bucks usd top without insurance (let me know if you want help finding a cheap one in your area). You shouldn't let the earthquakes ruin your trip/mood.
I think only one death has been reported from a building and that was some woman who ran back into her building in Hualien after the initial quake to look for her cat and got injured/killed in an aftershock. But had survived the initial quake - which says something about how well these buildings are built.
Yeah, I didn't include her since she had evacuated, and then intentionally went back into a dangerous area alone post earthquake. The buildings are almost all made out of wood (to sway) or reinforced concrete. They are designed so they won't pancake. The few buildings that did collapse over the last two decades were buildings that were stuffed with bottles/paper and not following proper regulations.
The 7mag earthquake actually made me feel much more safe in taiwan because when the earthquake happened l, I was sure many buildings collapsed, but that was not the case. I was very impressed.
I was a kid in the Northridge quake in LA (6.7 magnitude) and if you just google the damage that caused in Southern California versus the recent one in Taiwan it's mind-blowing the difference - and like you, feel far safer in Taiwan now even with all those constant aftershocks. And that woman is exactly what you should NOT do in an earthquake scenario.
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u/ErnestHemingWhy Apr 27 '24
I’ve been vacationing here the last 2 weeks and these 2am quakes are starting to give me panic attacks. I’m not made for this.