Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-02-20

The Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation has released its protocols for dealing with

A Taipei metro employee monitors the system from a central control room. (CNA photo)

earthquakes. That’s following a magnitude 5.3 earthquake which rocked Yilan County in northern Taiwan late on Monday night.

Regular earthquakes have rattled nerves in Taiwan after a magnitude 6 temblor shook the east coast city of Hualien on February 6, killing 17 and injuring 285. Monday night’s quake did not cause any damage or injuries, but the Taipei City metro system – also known as the MRT – did slow down trains in keeping with protocol.

The metro system on Tuesday explained its procedures for dealing with earthquakes, to help raise awareness. The system is equipped with ten seismographs at different locations, and the response to a quake depends on the level of intensity recorded on Taiwan’s 7-tier scale.    [FULL  STORY]