Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/01/17
By: Chen Wei-ting, Liao Yu-yang and Kuan-lin Liu
Taipei, Jan. 17 (CNA) The magnitude 5.7 earthquake that hit Taipei Wednesday afternoon was completely unrelated to volcanic activity in the Datun Volcano Group in northern Taiwan, according to geological experts.
Image taken from the Central Weather Bureau’s official website
Shin Tzay-chyn (辛在勤), former director-general at the Central Weather Bureau, attributed the earthquake to the subduction of the Philippine Sea Plate under the Eurasian Plate at their convergent boundary. [FULL STORY]