Turkey was hit by a century-old earthquake, which caused a large number of deaths. It also made the people of Taiwan in the earthquake zone very worried. A few days ago, a netizen wondered, “Will the earthquake increase the housing prices of lower floors? Because whether it is a fire or an earthquake, there are escapes for lower floors. Advantage”. However, an expert netizen pointed out that “Taiwan’s earthquake intensity standard is the highest level 7, and there is no level 9, because the Maishi earthquake intensity is different from the Taiwan earthquake intensity level.”
a netizen inPTT room versionThe article pointed out that two consecutive earthquakes in Turkey recently made his friends who lived on high floors very worried. Also because of the frequent earthquakes, the original PO wondered, “Will more people start to consider buying low floors because of the advantages of escape.”
The Earthquake Forecasting Center of the Central Meteorological Bureau also stated that according to the DYFI report, the maximum seismic intensity was 9 (MMI), which made many netizens worry about a major earthquake in Taiwan, causing high-rise buildings to collapse.However, some insidersshare“Taiwan’s highest earthquake intensity standard is seven, and there is no nine. First, how many strong earthquakes a building can withstand depends on the seismic intensity of the area, not the earthquake Richter scale.”
He explained, “The Richter scale refers to the energy intensity of the earthquake source. If the number differs by 1, the energy difference is 10 times. However, the actual earthquake intensity in each place will be affected by geology and distance. It must be observed in the area where it is located, and the Richter scale cannot be used directly. Convert. The news said that the strong earthquake in Turkey had a magnitude of 9, which refers to the Maxwellian scale used by the US Geological Survey (USGS), which is different from that used in Taiwan. The seismic intensity level comparison table is as follows.”
The original PO went on to say, “So the magnitude 9 earthquake is equivalent to Taiwan’s earthquake magnitude 6 weak to 6 strong. However, according to the data in the previous article, the magnitude 9 earthquake should have occurred in the source and fault zone, and the Max magnitude earthquake in cities in Turkey should be At most, it is only level VIII, which is equivalent to the top five earthquakes in Taiwan, and some even only have levels V and VI on the Maxwellian earthquake. The houses in Taiwan that can pass the earthquake-proof class A should be able to withstand earthquakes at the weakest six; There are subsidies for earthquake-resistant security inspections for buildings over 30 years old. As of 2018, a total of 6,583 projects have been subsidized, 460 of which have not reached Class B, 5,074 of which have not reached Class B, and the rest have Class A, and about 7% of them have not reached Class B. Therefore, most old people in Taiwan The house can withstand the strong five earthquakes that occur in various cities in Turkey, and there is no problem in encountering strong earthquakes. However, it must be noted that the so-called earthquake resistance of strong five or weak six means that the house will not collapse, not that it will not be damaged. .
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