Viewfinder: A Magnitude-6.4 Earthquake Hits the East Coast of Taiwan

Author:: Pacific Standard Staff
Publish date:: Feb 8, 2018

Rescue workers stand guard in front of a cordon as the Yun Tsui apartment building leans to one side after an overnight earthquake in Hualien, Taiwan, on February 7th, 2018. — Rescue workers stand guard in front of a cordon as the Yun Tsui apartment building leans to one side after an overnight earthquake in Hualien, Taiwan, on February 7th, 2018.
(Photo: Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Images)

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An Indonesian search-and-rescue team looks for victims under a collapsed mosque following an earthquake on August 7th, 2018, in Lombok Island, Indonesia. Nearly 100 people have been confirmed dead and at least 20,000 people have been left homeless after the 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit Lombok and neighboring Bali.

An Indonesian search-and-rescue team looks for victims under a collapsed mosque following an earthquake on August 7th, 2018, in Lombok Island, Indonesia.

Lion dancers perform at Jenn Lann Temple during festivities marking the end of the nine-day Mazu Pilgrimage, on April 22nd, 2018, in Dajia near Taichung, Taiwan. The annual Mazu Pilgrimage begins at Jenn Lann Temple in Taichung and sees around 200,000 pilgrims walk up to 12 hours each day for nine days carrying a statue of Chinese sea goddess Mazu in a sedan chair. The journey covers around 350 kilometers, much of it through mountainous and rugged terrain, and visits more than 100 temples before returning to Taichung.

Lion dancers perform at Jenn Lann Temple during festivities marking the end of the nine-day Mazu Pilgrimage, on April 22nd, 2018, in Dajia near Taichung, Taiwan.

Residents walk among debris in the village of Sugian on Indonesia's Lombok Island on August 21st, 2018, after a series of recent earthquakes. Indonesian aid agencies and government officials rushed to help survivors after another series of powerful quakes rattled the island, killing at least 14 people and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless.

Residents walk among debris in the village of Sugian on Indonesia's Lombok Island on August 21st, 2018, after a series of recent earthquakes.

In this NASA handout image taken by Astronaut Ricky Arnold, Hurricane Florence gains strength in the Atlantic Ocean as it moves west, seen from the International Space Station on September 10th, 2018. Weather predictions say the storm will likely hit the East Coast of the United States as early as Thursday, September 13th, bringing massive winds and rain.

Hurricane Florence gains strength in the Atlantic Ocean as it moves west, seen from the International Space Station on September 10th, 2018.

People pay homage to earthquake victims in Mexico City on September 19th, 2018, on the anniversary of two deadly earthquakes that hit Mexico: one in 2017 that claimed 369 lives, and another that killed more than 5,000 people on the same date in 1985. A year ago, residents of Mexico City had just finished the earthquake drill they hold every September 19th in memory of 1985, when, some two hours later, the ground started shaking violently.

People pay homage to earthquake victims in Mexico City on September 19th, 2018, on the anniversary of two deadly earthquakes.

Motorists wait as cows cross a road in Abobo, a suburb of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on January 3rd, 2018.

Motorists wait as cows cross a road in Abobo, a suburb of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on January 3rd, 2018.