earthquake

An Interview With a Guy Who Got a Vasectomy During the East Coast Earthquake

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A 4.8-magnitude earthquake shook parts of the East Coast of the US on Friday. I was safe in my apartment wondering if the violent rocking in my building was because my neighbor was running their washing machine or if my building’s bad pipes were finally about to rupture in a spectacular fashion. But Justin Allen, … Read more

An earthquake just rocked NYC, New Jersey, and the surrounding areas

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If you just felt the room shake a little, it’s not just you. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) just confirmed that an earthquake hit north of Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, around 10:23AM ET, with people located in New York, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania feeling its effects. “It lasted just long enough to be unsettling,” said … Read more

Taiwan Earthquake: Why Taiwan Doesn’t Want China’s Help

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Taiwanese authorities have yet to estimate how much it will cost to recover from the damage caused by the massive, deadly earthquake that struck the island on Wednesday, which collapsed buildings, felled water towers, and caused landslides that damaged roads and other infrastructure. Repair costs for the last earthquake of such a scale—in 1999 and … Read more

Rescuers in Taiwan search for those missing after major earthquake as death toll rises to 10

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HUALIEN, Taiwan — Rescuers searched Thursday for dozens of people still missing a day after Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in a quarter century damaged buildings, killed 10 people and left others stranded in remote areas. In the eastern coastal city of Hualien near the epicenter, workers used an excavator to stabilize the base of a damaged … Read more

How a steel ball ‘damper’ protected Taipei 101 from Taiwan earthquake

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When a 7.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Taiwan on Wednesday, people inside the island’s tallest skyscraper, Taipei 101, were protected by a large yellow pendulum at the building’s center that helped absorb the shock. Known as a “tuned mass damper” the 730-ton steel sphere is suspended between several floors at the top of the building, where it … Read more

Video Shows Massive Boulders Crushing Cars After Taiwan Earthquake

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Play video content Dashcam footage capturing the Taiwan earthquake shows just how terrifying it was for those caught in it … ’cause it sparked a rock slide, which crushed vehicles on the road down below. Check it out … you see several cars being pelted with boulders after the 7.4 magnitude quake. The footage kicks … Read more

Taiwan earthquake update: Dozens remain trapped as aftershocks rattle Hualien

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TAIPEI, Taiwan — Rescue efforts resumed at dawn Thursday to try to free more than 100 people who remained trapped after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of Taiwan, as aftershocks continued to rattle the area around Hualien, the epicenter, and forecasts of rain raised concerns about more landslides. The efforts have been … Read more

Tsunami warning issued in Taiwan, Japan after 7.4-magnitude earthquake

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TAIPEI, Taiwan — A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of Taiwan on Wednesday morning, killing nine people and leaving more than 50 others trapped in damaged buildings, tunnels and hiking trails as the tremor triggered tsunami warnings as far as Japan and the Philippines. The earthquake, the strongest to hit Taiwan in 25 … Read more

TSMC evacuates some factory lines after Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years

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An aerial view shows workers taking down a collapsed building in eastern Taiwan’s Hualien county following an earthquake/ Sam Yeh | Afp | Getty Images Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co evacuated some production lines after a major earthquake hit Taiwan early Wednesday. The island was rocked by a massive earthquake that collapsed buildings and prompted tsunami advisories from Japan … Read more