Earthquake #4 hit tonight, and it was a big one. I was at my computer, watching reruns, and my chair started to shake slightly. It got stronger and stronger, to the point where I started to crawl under the desk. It lasted for maybe 30 seconds, and then stopped. The electrical wires outside were swinging, and everyone from the art school across the street came outside. You know it's strong if the Taiwanese get excited. I thought about going outside, but decided against it, since it was pretty calm. According to the Shindo scale (used in Japan and Taiwan) it was centered off the Southeastern Coast, and was measured as a 6.3 in Hualien, on the other side of the island. In Miaoli County, it was a 3. If that was a 3, I don't want to know what a 6 is like.
http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V7e/earthquake/Data/quake/EE1031200263121.htm
On the US scale, it was a 6.7 It even made it on CNN, thankfully there was very little damage done.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/31/world/asia/taiwan-earthquake/index.html?hpt=ias_c2
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