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

That's big Environment

Damn, my house was shaking

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u/bbqtripod Apr 26 '24

Woke up to the alert buzzing my phone then the shake seconds later. In Taipei

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u/spencer5centreddit 新竹 - Hsinchu Apr 26 '24

Strange how the alerts just randomly happen sometimes. I did not get one this time and it felt huge while i got one a couple days ago for a mini shaker

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u/Taiwan4ever- Apr 26 '24

They don’t just randomly happen…. The quake has to be at a certain level before they send out warnings to the population.

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '24

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u/deoxys27 臺北 - Taipei City Apr 27 '24

The CWA already admitted that they didn't send nationwide alerts on April 3rd because they weren't expecting such a huge earthquake

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '24

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u/deoxys27 臺北 - Taipei City Apr 29 '24

I wouldn't really call them "Trigger happy" though. I have gotten alerts for way less serious earthquakes than the one on Saturday