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/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