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2 unusual facts about 921 Earthquake


1952 Kern County earthquake

Prior to the 921 earthquake in Nantou County, Taiwan, little information was available for estimating ground motion that resulted from large (greater than M7) thrust earthquakes, and whether the values seen in that event are commonplace remains unresolved.

Central Cross-Island Highway

On September 21, 1999 the Jiji earthquake caused massive damage to the highway and cut the highway in multiple places between Dongshih and Lishan.


CCTV-1

In special programmes in occasions such as the Chinese National Day, Handover of Hong Kong, Hong Kong International Airport, Taiwanese Earthquake, 11 September 2001, Sichuan Earthquake, Asian Games and Summer Olympic Games the show was extended to live television.

CCTV-7

In special programmes in occasional such as the Chinese National Day, Handover of Hong Kong, Hong Kong International Airport, Taiwanese Earthquake, 11 September 2001, Sichuan Earthquake, Asian Games and Summer Olympic Games the show was extended to live television.

Takatori Catholic Church

In the same year, the structure was donated to a Catholic community in Nantou County, Taiwan which had suffered the 921 Earthquake in 1999.


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