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When the position of Chief Executive was abolished in 1947 (the new head of local government being the Governor of Taiwan Province) the institution became an agency of the Taiwan Provincial Government. [2] [3] The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) itself was established in 1941 in Chongqing under the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China. [4]
Seismic Intensity Scale [1] [2] [3]; Intensity Level (震度分級) Strong Ground Acceleration (cm/s 2,gal) Ground Speed (cm/s) What People Feel Effects Indoors Effects Outdoors
The largest foreshock occurred on 17 September, measuring 6.4 M L by the Central Weather Bureau (CWB). It struck at a depth of 7.3 km (4.5 mi) and had a maximum CWB seismic intensity of 6+. [11] After the mainshock, the 17 September earthquake and 70 subsequent shocks recorded later were reassigned as "foreshocks". [12]
Taiwan's Central Weather Administration (CWA) measured the earthquake's local magnitude at 7.2, [9] while the United States Geological Survey (USGS) placed the earthquake at M w 7.4. [10] It was the strongest earthquake to hit Taiwan since the 1999 Jiji earthquake , which measured M w 7.7.
Lai said Taiwan’s progress on earthquake safety was gradual and required public education, as well as trust in government and faith in scientists. “We took 25 years to get to this point,” he ...
The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) issued a sea warning on August 28. [26] As Saola continued to approach the island, the CWB issued a land warning to the southern part of Taiwan early on the next day, locally. [27] The CWB lifted the land warning late on August 31. [28] Some operators decided to suspended eight domestic flights and 72 ferry ...
The 2006 Hengchun earthquakes occurred on December 26 at 20:26 and 20:34 local time off the southwest coast of Taiwan in the Luzon Strait, which connects the South China Sea with the Philippine Sea. The International Seismological Centre measured the shocks at 7.0 and 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale .
The center of the storm made landfall in eastern Taiwan at 04:40 a.m. local time on August 8. By mid-morning, Soudelor had maximum sustained winds of 173 km/h (107 mph; 93 kn), according to Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau (CWB). [56]