An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 occurred in Hualien County, Taiwan, and the panel factory group claimed that some of the machines in Tainan plant had been protected and shut down automatically.

CTOnews.com September 18 news, according to Taiwan Economic Daily reported that the panel factory group Chuang said that some of the machines in the Tainan plant of the group Chuang protective automatic shutdown, and system inspection. Some of the factory areas have been evacuated, and the personnel are safe at present.

Taiwan media pointed out that as long as there is a strong earthquake in Taiwan in recent years, the bamboo production line may temporarily stop or face the loss of panels and wafer fragments.

According to introduction, in recent years, when manufacturers expand or upgrade production lines, earthquake risks are included, including the earthquake resistance of buildings to more than seven. The earthquake resistance of expensive precision processing equipment has also been upgraded to 4 to 5 levels, and there are protective measures such as automatic shutdown. In case of strong earthquake, automatic protective measures will be activated to reduce losses.

CTOnews.com learned that according to the official measurement of China Seismological Network, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurred in Hualien County, Taiwan (23.15 degrees north latitude, 121.30 degrees east longitude) at 14:44 on September 18, with a focal depth of 10 kilometers.

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