Recent Review of Earthquake Practices on Emergency Response and Influence in Taiwan

Abstract eng:
In 2006, two major earthquakes shook Taiwan and brought destructions and casualties to eastern and southern parts of the island. The first happened on April 1st with magnitude of 6.4 Richter scale and caused a major damage on fire department building at Taitung County. The second hit on December 26th with magnitude of 6.7 Richter scale, the largest earthquake in a century for the south-west area, which influenced not only Taiwan but also Pacific countries far away, because ofthe interrupted service triggered by disruption of undersea optic communication cables. These two quakes pinpoint some essential issues to revise and update the emergency preparedness and planning in Taiwan. From emergency operation system, the experiences provided a real test to verify the reliance and robustness of information system on real-time coordination among governmental sectors. Traditionally, the major types of seismic damages focus on bridges, buildings and lifeline systems by ground shaking or tsunami. The inconvenience from disruption of major telecommunication cables had drawn a lot of attention on the low-redundancy system and the broad responsibility taking in the Pacific area. In this paper, the review of emergency operation will be described as an experience sharing.

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