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2006 Hengchun earthquake
Date	December 26, 2006
Magnitude	7.1 Mw
Countries affected	Physical: Taiwan Communications: Various countries in East and Southeast Asia
Casualties	2 dead; 42 injured

The 2006 Hengchun earthquake occurred on December 26, 2006 at 12:25 UTC (20:25 local time), with an epicenter off the southwest coast of Taiwan, approximately 22.8 km west southwest of Hengchun, Pingtung County, Taiwan Province, Republic of China (ROC) (with an exact epicenter 21.9 km deep in the Luzon Strait (21.89° N 120.56° E), which connects the South China Sea with the Philippine Sea. Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ... Highlights The so-called iTunes Law, which Apple has called state-sponsored piracy, is approved by the French Parliament (coat of arms pictured). ... Image File history File links Taiwan_december_26. ... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... The moment magnitude scale was introduced in 1979 by Tom Hanks and Hiroo Kanamori as a successor to the Richter scale and is used by seismologists to compare the energy released by earthquakes. ... East Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either geographical or cultural terms. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... ... Certain regions of eastern Asia, including Greater China, observe a time zone eight hours ahead of UTC (UTC+8), and currently do not observe daylight saving time. ... The epicenter is directly above the earthquakes focus. ... Eluanbi in Hengchun is the southernmost tip of Taiwan A beach in Kenting, Hengchun Hengchun (Traditional Chinese: 恆春鎮, Eternal Spring Town) is the largest urban township in southern Pingtung County, Taiwan. ... Pingtung County (屏東縣, pinyin: Píngdōng Xiàn) is a county in Southern Taiwan. ... Taiwan Province can refer to an existing administrative division under the government of the Republic of China or the claimed 23rd province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Today the country officially known as the Republic of China (ROC) is commonly known by the international community as Taiwan and occasionally as Chinese Taipei. It should not be confused with the other country officially known as the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), which is commonly known as China. ... The map of Luzon Strait FUCK SHIT PISS DICK EATER CUNT LICKER PISS DRINKER CUM GUZZLER ur not supposed to be able to edit these pages i suggest you dont put this here!! The Luzon Strait is a strait connecting the Philippine Sea, in the western Pacific, to the South... The South China Sea, showing surrounding countries and neighbouring seas and oceans The South China Sea is a marginal sea south of China. ... The Philippine Sea is a part of the western Pacific Ocean bordered by the Philippines and Taiwan to the west, Japan to the north, the Marianas to the east and Palau to the south. ...

There are conflicting reports of the magnitude of the quake, with the ROC's Central Weather Bureau marking it at 6.7, the United States Geological Survey estimating it at 7.1, and the Japan Meteorological Agency and the Hong Kong Observatory putting the magnitude at 7.2. ROC's Central News Agency is reporting that it is the strongest earthquake to hit Hengchun in one hundred years. ^[1] Coincidentally, the earthquake occurred on the second anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake that devastated the coastal communities across Southeast and South Asia. There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. ... Japan Meteorological Agency (気象庁) is a government agency, which is a central place responsible for gathering and reporting weather data and forecasts in Japan. ... Hong Kong Observatory (Chinese: 香港天文台; Yale: hÄ“ung góng tÄ«n màhn tòih, Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 tin1 man4 toi4; Mandarin Pinyin: XiānggÇŽng Tiānwén Tái), known as the Royal Observatory (Chinese: 皇家香港天文台) before 1997, is a department of the Government of the Hong Kong Special... Central News Agency might refer to either CNA, a South African stationery book store chain, or Central News Agency, the Taiwanese state news agency. ... An earthquake is a phenomenon that results from the sudden release of stored energy in the Earths crust that creates seismic waves. ... Tsunami strikes Ao Nang, Thailand. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... Map of South Asia (see note on Kashmir). ...

Damage

News agencies aired reports in southern Taiwan of collapsed houses, building fires, hotel guests being trapped in elevators, and telephone outages due to severed lines. Two people were reported killed and 42 injured. The earthquake was felt all over Taiwan, including the capital city of Taipei, which is 450 kilometers north of Hengchun. ^[2] An earthquake is a phenomenon that results from the sudden release of stored energy in the Earths crust that creates seismic waves. ... Nickname: the City of Azaleas Government Official Website City of Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou Capital District Xinyi Geographical characteristics Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. ... Eluanbi in Hengchun is the southernmost tip of Taiwan A beach in Kenting, Hengchun Hengchun (Traditional Chinese: 恆春鎮, Eternal Spring Town) is the largest urban township in southern Pingtung County, Taiwan. ...

Power was knocked out to a reported 3,000 homes, but service was restored within a few hours. As of the following morning, cleanup was already underway. ^[3]

Fifteen historical buildings, including a Grade 2 historical site, have been damaged in the historic center of Hengchun. ^[4] Eluanbi in Hengchun is the southernmost tip of Taiwan A beach in Kenting, Hengchun Hengchun (Traditional Chinese: 恆春鎮, Eternal Spring Town) is the largest urban township in southern Pingtung County, Taiwan. ...

There were no reports of major damage in southern China or Hong Kong, although the quake could be felt there. The earthquake could be felt as far as one thousand kilometers away.

Aftershocks

Aftershocks greater than 5 Richter magnitude scale (or more correctly local magnitude M_L scale) are listed in the table below: Aftershocks are earthquakes in the same region of the mainshock (generally within a few rupture length) but of smaller magnitude and which occur with in a pattern that follows Omoris law. ...

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Tsunami warning

Early reports issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency indicated that the earthquake triggered a 1 meter tsunami, which was detected heading for the east coast of the Philippines, with Basco in its likely path. ^[12] The Hong Kong Observatory also issued tsunami warning, while indicating Hong Kong would likely be unaffected. The warnings were, however, discontinued shortly before 1500 UTC. Japan Meteorological Agency (気象庁) is a government agency, which is a central place responsible for gathering and reporting weather data and forecasts in Japan. ... An earthquake is a phenomenon that results from the sudden release of stored energy in the Earths crust that creates seismic waves. ... For other meanings of tsunami, see tsunami (disambiguation). ... Santo Domingo de Basco, or simply Basco, is the capital of the Batanes province in the Philippines. ... Hong Kong Observatory (Chinese: 香港天文台; Yale: hÄ“ung góng tÄ«n màhn tòih, Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 tin1 man4 toi4; Mandarin Pinyin: XiānggÇŽng Tiānwén Tái), known as the Royal Observatory (Chinese: 皇家香港天文台) before 1997, is a department of the Government of the Hong Kong Special...

This quake took place on the second anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, which devastated Southeast and South Asia. That 2004 earthquake registered as a magnitude 9.1, and caused a tsunami with waves reaching as high as 10 meters across the Indian Ocean. Tsunami strikes Ao Nang, Thailand. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... Map of South Asia (see note on Kashmir). ... For other meanings of tsunami, see tsunami (disambiguation). ...

Disruption in communications

The earthquake catastrophically disrupted Internet services in Asia, affecting many Asian countries. Financial transactions, particularly in the foreign exchange market were seriously affected too. The aforementioned disruption was caused by damage to several submarine communications cables.^[13] An earthquake is a phenomenon that results from the sudden release of stored energy in the Earths crust that creates seismic waves. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ... The foreign exchange (currency or forex or FX) market exists wherever one currency is traded for another. ... Cross-section of a submarine communications cable. ...

People's Republic of China

China Telecom reported that several international submarine communications cables had been broken, including:
China Telecom (HKSE: 728) is the largest fixed service telecommunications provider in China, which includes data, Internet and, unusually, the PAS wireless system which is classfied as fixed line. ...

• CUCN and SMW3, which was damaged at December 26, 2006 20:25 UTC+8 approximately 9.7 km away from landing point in Fangshan, Pingtung County, Taiwan;
  
• APCN 2 S3, which was damaged at December 27, 2006 02:00 UTC+8 approximately 2100 km away from landing point in Chongming, Shanghai, China;
  
• APCN 2 S7, which was damaged at December 27, 2006 00:06 UTC+8 approximately 904 km away from landing point in Tanshui, Taipei County, Taiwan;
  
• FLAG Europe Asia, the segment between Hong Kong and Shanghai was broken at December 27, 2006 04:56 UTC+8;
  
• FLAG North Asia Loop, the segment between Hong Kong and Pusan was broken at December 26, 2006 20:43 UTC+8,
  severely damaging the communications within the Asia-Pacific region and with the United States and Europe.^[14][15]

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Taiwan

Chunghwa Telecom stated that an undersea cable off the southern coast had been damaged, interrupting communications (including IDD, telephone services and internet services) of Taiwan with China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and the United States. Chunghwa Telecom (中華電信) is the largest telecommunications company in the Republic of China (Taiwan). ... International Subscriber Dialling (ISD) is the term used to describe an international telephone call dialled by the caller rather than going via an operator. ...

Hong Kong

Starting from the dawn of December 27, connection between foreign web sites/servers and Hong Kong internet users kept failing. Wikipedia, search engines, online messengers like ICQ and MSN Messenger, and portals like Google, Yahoo! and MSN have been largely unavailable. Access to Chinese Wikipedia was cut by the earthquake too, as the servers are located in South Korea.^[16] Websites located in mainland China, such as xinhuanet.com, the website of Xinhua News Agency, were also unaccessable. December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (362nd in leap years). ... Wikipedia is a multilingual, Web-based, free-content encyclopedia project. ... The ICQ Logo ICQ is an instant messaging computer program, owned by Time Warners America Online subsidiary. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Windows Live Messenger. ... Google, Inc. ... Yahoo! - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... MSN (or The Microsoft Network) is a collection of Internet services provided by Microsoft. ... The Chinese Wikipedia is the Chinese language edition of Wikipedia, run by the Wikimedia Foundation. ...

On December 29, the Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA) [2] of Hong Kong Government announced that, IDD and roaming calls to Taiwan have resumed to 50% of the normal level. IDD and roaming calls to other Asian countries (e.g. South Korea) are slower than normal condition. Calls from Hong Kong to overseas using calling cards have the same situation as the IDD and roaming calls. ^[17] December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ... On July 1, 1997, the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) resumed its exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong, ending more than 150 years of British colonial control. ... International Subscriber Dialling (ISD) is the term used to describe an international telephone call dialled by the caller rather than going via an operator. ... Roaming is a general term in wireless telecommunications that refers to the extending of connectivity service in a location that is different from the home location where the service was registered. ... International Subscriber Dialling (ISD) is the term used to describe an international telephone call dialled by the caller rather than going via an operator. ... Roaming is a general term in wireless telecommunications that refers to the extending of connectivity service in a location that is different from the home location where the service was registered. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion, because: it is patent nonsense. ... A telephone card, calling card or phone card for short, is a small card, usually resembling a credit card, used to pay for telephone services. ... International Subscriber Dialling (ISD) is the term used to describe an international telephone call dialled by the caller rather than going via an operator. ... Roaming is a general term in wireless telecommunications that refers to the extending of connectivity service in a location that is different from the home location where the service was registered. ...

However, calling from overseas to Hong Kong using calling cards is still facing serious congestion. ^[18] A telephone card, calling card or phone card for short, is a small card, usually resembling a credit card, used to pay for telephone services. ...

For internet services, as of December 29, connections to web sites in the U.S., South Korea, Japan and Taiwan were still very slow. However, the situation was improving, sites could not be accessed before (e.g. Wikipedia, Google, YouTube) were available at extremely slow speed. ^[19] Among the internet service providers in Hong Kong, PCCW's Netvigator was the slowest to resume enough bandwidth for their users. ^[20] Therefore, as a temporary remedy, many internet users in Hong Kong used proxy servers in Australia, Thailand, Spain or even the UAE and Kuwait to access foreign websites. December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... Wikipedia is a multilingual, Web-based, free-content encyclopedia project. ... Google, Inc. ... YouTube is a popular free video sharing web site which lets users upload, view, and share video clips. ... An Internet service provider (abbr. ... PCCW Limited (PCCW, 電訊盈科) (NYSE: PCW) is the largest telecommunication enterprise in Hong Kong. ... Netvigator (網上行) is the largest residential internet service provider in Hong Kong, operated as a brand of PCCW. The company specializes in ADSL broadband Internet connections of 1. ... A proxy server is a computer that offers a computer network service to allow clients to make indirect network connections to other network services. ... UAE redirects here; for other uses of that term, see UAE (disambiguation) The United Arab Emirates is an oil-rich country situated in the south-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia, comprising seven emirates: Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-Quwain. ...

Philippines

The earthquake has cut Philippine telecoms company PLDT's capacity and connectivity by as much as 40 percent ^[21] The two largest Philippine mobile communications companies Smart Communications and Globe Telecom had also reported some international connectivity problems at that time. The rest (60%) of telephone and Internet capacity was operational as carriers rerouted through other links to North America, the Middle East, Hawaii, Malaysia and Singapore. ^[21] Call centers and other outsourced business processes that have become a major industry in the Philippines feared that the cable damage might hamper their operations dramatically; only two centers were totally shut down due to the problems. ^[21] An earthquake is a phenomenon that results from the sudden release of stored energy in the Earths crust that creates seismic waves. ... The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PSE: TEL), (NYSE: PHI), commonly known as PLDT, is the largest telecommunications company in the Philippines. ... Smart Communications, Inc. ... Globe Telecom (PSE: GLO ), commonly known as Globe, is the third-largest telecommunications company in the Philippines. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A very large collections call center in Lakeland, FL. A call centre or call center (see spelling differences) is a centralized office used for the purpose of receiving and transmitting a large volume of requests by telephone. ... Business process outsourcing or BPO is an emerging industry in the Philippines. ... Cross-section of a submarine communications cable. ...

Other areas

Korea Telecom^[22], Malaysia's Telekom Malaysia ^[23] and Jaring ^[24], as well as Singapore's StarHub and SingTel ^[25] and Brunei's Telbru have also reported disruption to most Internet services. In Singapore, search engines and portals like Google, Yahoo!, MSN and most websites have been virtually unreachable. In Indonesia, Google is not accessible , but Yahoo! and Wikipedia can still be used.Sri Lankan Internet services have likewise been affected. In Malaysia, there were problems with popular Internet services ^[26] such as Gmail and Yahoo! News, however the situation is reported to be improving on 29 December. Korea Telecom is South Koreas largest telecommunication company. ... Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) is the largest telecommunication company in Malaysia. ... Jaring is an internet service provider in Malaysia. ... StarHub Limited SGX: T54 is a telecommunications company based in Singapore. ... SingTel (formerly Singapore Telecoms) is Singapores largest telecommunications company. ... Google search is the worlds most popular search engine. ... Google, Inc. ... Yahoo! - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... MSN (or The Microsoft Network) is a collection of Internet services provided by Microsoft. ... Wikipedia is a multilingual, Web-based, free-content encyclopedia project. ... Gmail, officially Google Mail in the United Kingdom and Germany, is a free webmail and POP3 e-mail service provided by Google. ... Yahoo! - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ...

Repair work

Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom is currently in the midst of repair works, having deployed four cable ships. It is estimated that the repair work will take three weeks. ^[27] Chunghwa Telecom (中華電信) is the largest telecommunications company in the Republic of China (Taiwan). ...

IDD Services and disrupted internet service in Southeast Asia has been greatly restored pending the repairs and rerouted traffic. ^[28] International Subscriber Dialling (ISD) is the term used to describe an international telephone call dialled by the caller rather than going via an operator. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ...

See also

• List of earthquakes
• 1999 Taiwanese 921 earthquake (Chi-Chi earthquake)
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
• Submarine communications cable

The following is a list of major earthquakes. ... The Chi-Chi earthquake (also known as 921 earthquake) occurred on September 21, 1999 in central Taiwan at 1:47 am local time (September 20 17:47 GMT) and measured 7. ... Tsunami strikes Ao Nang, Thailand. ... Cross-section of a submarine communications cable. ...

References

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External links

Wikinews has news related to:

Strong earthquake strikes off the coast of Taiwan

• US Geological Survey earthquake report
• Taiwan Central Weather Bureau earthquake report
• Taiwan Central Weather Bureau The CWB maintains an up-to-date record of earthquakes and their aftershocks in Chinese.
• BBC NEWS article
• CNN article
• International Herald Tribune breaking news article
• Reuters article
• Singapore's Channelnewsasia report on 28 December 2006 2215 hrs