2006 Hengchun earthquakes

Taiwan lies in a zone of complex interaction between the Philippine Sea plate (PSP) and the Eurasian plate (EP). To the north, the PSP is subducting beneath the EP along the line of the Ryukyu Trench, forming the Ryukyu Volcanic Arc. To the south, in contrast, the EP is subducting beneath the PSP along the line of the Manila Trench, forming the Luzon Volcanic Arc. At its northern end the Luzon Arc is colliding with the continental margin of the Eurasian plate as the thicker and more buoyant crust enters the subduction zone. This zone of collision is propagating southwards and the Hengchun Peninsula marks the early stages of this process.{{Cite journal |last1=Molli G. |last2=Malavieille J. |title=Orogenic processes and the Corsica/Apennines geodynamic evolution: insights from Taiwan |journal=International Journal of Earth Sciences |year=2010 |volume=100 |issue=5 |pages=1207–1224 |doi=10.1007/s00531-010-0598-y|s2cid=129517282 }}

The sequence began with the first major earthquake at 12:26:21 (UTC), followed slightly less than eight minutes later by the second main shock at 12:34:15.{{Cite journal |last1=Lee |first1=S.-J. |last2=Liang |first2=W.T. |last3=Huang |first3=B.S. |year=2008 |title=Source Mechanisms and Rupture Processes of the 26 December 2006 Pingtung Earthquake Doublet as Determined from the Regional Seismic Records |journal=Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences |volume=19 |issue=6 |pages=555–565 |doi=10.3319/TAO.2008.19.6.555(PT)|bibcode=2008TAOS...19..555L |doi-access=free |s2cid=20804787 |url=http://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/dfe1/356c6648d82e5bf4beea125968ab3546ebfd.pdf }}{{Cite journal |last1=Wu |first1=Y.-M. |last2=Zhao |first2=L. |last3=Chang |first3=C.-H. |last4=Hsiao |first4=N.C. |last5=Chen |first5=Y.G. |last6=Hsu |first6=S.-K. |year=2009 |title=Relocation of the 2006 Pingtung Earthquake sequence and seismotectonics in Southern Taiwan |journal=Tectonophysics |volume=479 |issue=1–2 |pages=19–27 |doi=10.1016/j.tecto.2008.12.001 |bibcode=2009Tectp.479...19W |url=http://ntur.lib.ntu.edu.tw//handle/246246/172653 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=2023-04-13 |access-date=2022-04-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413195519/http://ntur.lib.ntu.edu.tw//handle/246246/172653 |url-status=dead }} The first event had a focal mechanism indicating rupture along a normal fault, probably within the descending oceanic crust of the Eurasian plate as it bends within the subduction zone. Relocated aftershocks are consistent with a moderately west-dipping normal fault, with an estimated rupture area of 50 km x 35 km. The second event has a strike-slip focal mechanism, probably on a steep NNW–SSE trending, WSW-dipping fault, with an estimated rupture area of 65 km x 30 km. The two rupture areas show little overlap and the second event is likely to have been triggered by stress transfer from the first event. The largest aftershock had a similar mechanism to the second main shock.

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 Taipei, {{convert|450|km|abbr=on}} north of Hengchun.[http://www.ettoday.com/2006/12/26/91-2032827.htm 台灣接連規模6.7、6.4強震　高屏震度5級　全台強烈搖晃] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070110231851/http://www.ettoday.com/2006/12/26/91-2032827.htm |date=2007-01-10 }}, ETtoday, Taiwan, 2006-12-26 {{in lang|zh}}[http://www.ndtv.com/environment/EARTHQUAKE.asp?id=98556&callid=1 Clean up work begins after Taiwan quake], Associated Press, 2006-12-27

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.[http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/12/26/asia.quake.ap/index.html?section=cnn_latest Taiwan starts earthquake clean-up], CNN, 2006-12-26

Fifteen historical buildings, including a Grade 2 elephant site, were damaged in the historic center of Hengchun.[http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/061227/2/8ieh.html 恆春古城 城倒15座]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, UDN, Taiwan, 2006-12-27 {{in lang|zh}}

The nearby Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant was affected by the earthquake. Because of the vigorous vibration, the alarm at Reactor #2 was activated, forcing the operators to carry out SCRAM immediately. However, Reactor #1 was not affected and remained operational. After the emergency shutdown of Reactor #2, engineers checked the plant facilities and no problems were found.[http://news.phoenixtv.com/taiwan/2/200612/1227_352_55270.shtml 台湾核电厂紧急停机] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503151423/http://news.phoenixtv.com/taiwan/2/200612/1227_352_55270.shtml |date=May 3, 2014 }}, Phoenix Television website, 2006-12-27{{in lang|zh}}

Residents in different districts of Hong Kong felt the earthquake. Fearing the collapse of their buildings, people in Sham Shui Po, Wong Tai Sin and Yuen Long ran into the streets.[https://web.archive.org/web/20070107052616/http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?iss_id=20061227&sec_id=4104&subsec_id=12731&art_id=6657101 受台灣7.2級地震影響香港地震居民恐慌逃入警署], Apple Daily, 2006-12-27 {{in lang|zh}} The Hong Kong Observatory estimated the tremor as having a Mercalli intensity of III (Weak) to IV (Light).{{Cite web |url=http://www.hko.gov.hk/gts/equake/eqpress_e/eqpress_e.20061226.2205.htm |title=Press Release at 22:05HKT, December 26, 2006 by Hong Kong Observstory |access-date=2007-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011105310/http://www.hko.gov.hk/gts/equake/eqpress_e/eqpress_e.20061226.2205.htm |archive-date=2007-10-11 |url-status=dead }} In Macau, residents called the Office for Meteorological and Geophysical Services to ask whether an earthquake had occurred in their city.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

There were no reports of major damage in China, although the quake was felt there. In Xiamen, people evacuated their homes and offices to open spaces.[http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20061226/ca22208c.htm 恆春地震廈門亦感震動] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930201627/http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20061226/ca22208c.htm |date=2007-09-30 }}, Ming Pao, 2006-12-26{{in lang|zh}} The earthquake was also felt in various cities in Guangdong and Fujian provinces, including in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shantou, and Fuzhou.[https://web.archive.org/web/20071123074152/http://news.xinhuanet.com/society/2006-12/26/content_5535346.htm 台湾南部海域地震福建、广东普遍有感], Xinhua News Agency, 2006-12-26{{in lang|zh}}

While this earthquake marked the first time a tsunami was detected in Taiwan, the change in water level was only {{convert|25|cm|abbr=on}} and no damage was caused.[http://news.sina.com.tw/politics/bcc/tw/2006-12-28/083112270490.shtml 從恆春地震看國內建築防震問題] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070507134921/http://news.sina.com.tw/politics/bcc/tw/2006-12-28/083112270490.shtml |date=2007-05-07 }}, 新浪新聞中心|中廣新聞網, 2006-12-28 {{in lang|zh}} 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.[http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/12/26/asia.quake.ap/index.html?section=cnn_latest Taiwan starts earthquake clean-up], CNN, December 26, 2006 The Hong Kong Observatory also issued tsunami information bulletin,[http://www.weather.gov.hk/gts/equake/tsunami_info_warn_e_200612262130.htm Tsunami Information and Warning] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524172302/http://www.weather.gov.hk/gts/equake/tsunami_info_warn_e_200612262130.htm |date=2011-05-24 }}, Hong Kong Observatory while indicating Hong Kong would likely be unaffected.

The earthquake catastrophically disrupted Internet services in Asia, affecting many Asian countries. Financial transactions, particularly in the foreign exchange market were seriously affected as well.[http://www.singtao.com/yesterday/loc/1230ao08.html 網上銀行服務仍「斷纜」] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717000928/http://www.singtao.com/yesterday/loc/1230ao08.html |date=2012-07-17 }}, Sing Tao Daily, 2006-12-30 {{in lang|zh}}[http://hk.news.yahoo.com/061227/12/1yxbr.html 韓股匯市受挫港交易無礙 星洲期貨受影響 「彭博」電訊一度中斷] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070518152250/http://hk.news.yahoo.com/061227/12/1yxbr.html |date=2007-05-18 }}, Ming Pao, 2006-12-28 {{in lang|zh}} The aforementioned disruption was caused by damage to several submarine communications cables.[http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/12/27/internet.asia.reut/index.html Quakes disrupt Asia communications], CNN, 2006-12-27

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Chunghwa Telecom stated that an undersea cable off the southern coast had been damaged,[http://www.cht.com.tw/CompanyCat.php?CatID=275&NewsID=1090&Page=HotNewsDetail 受台灣南部昨晚八點多發生的 6.5級強震影響，中華電信擁有之國際海纜招致重大破壞] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928100455/http://www.cht.com.tw/CompanyCat.php?CatID=275&NewsID=1090&Page=HotNewsDetail |date=2007-09-28 }}, Chunghwa Telecom press release, 2006-12-27{{in lang|zh}} interrupting communications (including IDD, telephone services and internet services) of Taiwan with China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and the United States. The international calling capacity was reduced to 40%.[http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9006819&intsrc=news_ts_head "Earthquake disrupts Internet access in Asia"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071125152445/http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9006819&intsrc=news_ts_head |date=2007-11-25 }} Computerworld, 2006-12-27

China Telecom reported that several international submarine communications cables had been broken,[http://hk.news.yahoo.com/061227/12/1ywl6.html 地震損電纜影響通信上網] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070106201342/http://hk.news.yahoo.com/061227/12/1ywl6.html |date=2007-01-06 }}, Ming Pao, 2006-12-27{{in lang|zh}}{{Cite web |url=http://big5.chinabroadcast.cn/gate/big5/gb.cri.cn/mmsource/images/2006/12/27/nw061227079.jpg |title=Submarine communications cable map of China |access-date=2006-12-30 |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20080806141052/http://big5.chinabroadcast.cn/gate/big5/gb.cri.cn/mmsource/images/2006/12/27/nw061227079.jpg |archive-date=2008-08-06 |url-status=dead }} including:

• CUCN and SMW3, which was damaged on 26 December 2006 20:25 UTC+8 approximately 9.7 km away from landing point in Fangshan, Pingtung County, Taiwan;
• APCN 2 S3, which was damaged on 27 December 2006 02:00 UTC+8 approximately 2,100 km away from landing point in Chongming, Shanghai, China;
• APCN 2 S7, which was damaged on 27 December 2006 00:06 UTC+8 approximately 904 km away from landing point in Tanshui, Taipei County (now New Taipei City), Taiwan;
• FLAG Europe Asia, the segment between Hong Kong and Shanghai was severed on 27 December 2006 04:56 UTC+8;
• FLAG North Asia Loop, the segment between Hong Kong and Pusan was severed on 26 December 2006 20:43 UTC+8, severely damaging the communications within the Asia-Pacific region and with the United States and Europe.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6211451.stm Asia communications hit by quake], BBC News, 2006-12-27[http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20061227/gb31210a.htm 地震損電纜影響通信上網] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930181253/http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20061227/gb31210a.htm |date=2007-09-30 }}, Ming Pao, 2006-12-27{{in lang|zh}}

IDD, telephone services, and internet services of China with North America were seriously affected by the earthquake. However, China Telecom announced on December 31 that IDD services had resumed to normal levels. Internet services had resumed to 70% of normal levels. As the undersea cables to North America were seriously damaged by the earthquake, the quality of internet services depended on the progress of repair work.[http://hk.news.yahoo.com/061231/60/1z3yv.html 中電信國際話音專線業務全部恢復] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120709024321/http://hk.news.yahoo.com/061231/60/1z3yv.html |date=2012-07-09 }}, Sing Tao Daily, 2006-12-31 {{in lang|zh}}

Starting from dawn on 27 December, connections between foreign websites/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 were largely unavailable. Access to Chinese Wikipedia was also cut by the earthquake, as the servers are located in South Korea.[http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20061227/gb31928c.htm 地震毀電纜影響國際通訊] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070221113735/http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20061227/gb31928c.htm |date=2007-02-21 }}, Ming Pao website, 2006-12-27{{in lang|zh}} Websites located in mainland China, such as xinhuanet.com, the website of Xinhua News Agency, were also inaccessible.

On 29 December, the Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA) of the Hong Kong Government announced that IDD and roaming calls to Taiwan had resumed to 50% of the normal level. IDD and roaming calls to other Asian countries (e.g. South Korea) were slower than normal. Calls from Hong Kong to overseas using calling cards experienced the same situation as the IDD and roaming calls.[http://www.ofta.gov.hk/en/press_rel/2006/Dec_2006_r6.html OFTA's Update on 29 December on the Restoration of External Telecommunications Services] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927225205/http://www.ofta.gov.hk/en/press_rel/2006/Dec_2006_r6.html |date=2007-09-27 }}, the Office of the Telecommunications Authority, Hong Kong SAR, 2006-12-29 However, calling from overseas to Hong Kong using calling cards still faced serious congestion.[http://hk.news.yahoo.com/061229/60/1z1yd.html 海底電纜或需多於七天修復] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080308102944/http://hk.news.yahoo.com/061229/60/1z1yd.html |date=2008-03-08 }}, Sing Tao Daily, 29 December 2006{{in lang|zh}}

For internet services, as of December 29, connections to websites in the U.S., South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan were still very slow. However, the situation was improving; sites which could not be accessed before (e.g. Wikipedia, Google, YouTube) were available at extremely slow speeds.[http://hk.news.yahoo.com/061228/12/1z079.html 長途電話恢復 部分網站仍緩慢] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120723200511/http://hk.news.yahoo.com/061228/12/1z079.html |date=2012-07-23 }}, Ming Pao, 2006-12-29{{in lang|zh}} Among the internet service providers in Hong Kong, PCCW's Netvigator was the slowest to resume enough bandwidth for their users.[http://www.discuss.com.hk/viewthread.php?tid=3093927 香港網民對各大ISP表現的投票] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721090011/http://www.discuss.com.hk/viewthread.php?tid=3093927 |date=2011-07-21 }}, discuss.com.hk (in Chinese) {{unreliable source?|date=November 2017|reason=internet form thread}} Therefore, as a temporary remedy, many internet users in Hong Kong used proxy servers in Australia, Thailand, Spain, and even the UAE and Kuwait to access foreign websites.

As of 31 December, the situation of internet connection had improved. Although sites that were previously unavailable became accessible, connection speeds were still slower than normal.[http://hk.news.yahoo.com/061231/60/1z3ye.html 海底電纜修復延誤一周] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070121163216/http://hk.news.yahoo.com/061231/60/1z3ye.html |date=2007-01-21 }}, Sing Tao Daily, 2006-12-31{{in lang|zh}}

The earthquake cut PLDT's phone service capacity and connectivity by around 40 percent. The two largest Philippine mobile communications companies (Smart Communications and Globe Telecom) also reported some international connectivity problems. Some carriers were able to re-route their service. 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2006/dec/29/yehey/top_stories/20061229top7.html |title= Quake cuts RP telecoms services by 40 percent |work=The Manila Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070111070624/http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2006/dec/29/yehey/top_stories/20061229top7.html |archive-date=January 11, 2007 |date=December 29, 2006}}

In the United States, several networks and bloggers experienced a noticeable reduction in the volume of spam received after the earthquake. A blogger noted that "one large network in North America saw their mail from Korea drop by 90% and from China by 99%."[http://www.circleid.com/posts/earthquake_in_asia_spam_plummets/ "Earthquake in Asia, Spam Plummets."] 2006-12-27

Korea Telecom, Malaysia's Telekom Malaysia[http://www.theedgedaily.com/cms/content.jsp?id=com.tms.cms.article.Article_c2bd7a5e-cb73c03a-1ff2e1b0-359cddc2 Taiwan earthquake disrupts TM's Internet service] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928001602/http://www.theedgedaily.com/cms/content.jsp?id=com.tms.cms.article.Article_c2bd7a5e-cb73c03a-1ff2e1b0-359cddc2 |date=2007-09-28 }}, TheEdgeDaily, 2006-12-27 and Jaring,[http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/12/28/nation/16426778&sec=nation Quake shakes up the Net] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003184239/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2006%2F12%2F28%2Fnation%2F16426778&sec=nation |date=2012-10-03 }}, The Star Online, 2006-12-28 as well as the Communications Authority of Thailand,[https://archive.today/20070813105846/http://etna.mcot.net/query.php?nid=26904 CAT Telecom to invest in optical networks in the Indian Ocean], Thai News Agency, 2006-12-30 Singapore's StarHub and SingTel[http://asia.news.yahoo.com/061227/5/singapore249337.html Earthquake in Taiwan results in slow internet service in Singapore] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070110000301/http://asia.news.yahoo.com/061227/5/singapore249337.html |date=2007-01-10 }}, Channel NewsAsia, 2006-12-27 and Brunei's Telbru also reported disruption to most Internet services. In Singapore, search engines and portals like Google, Yahoo, MSN and most websites were virtually unreachable. In Indonesia, Google was not accessible, but Yahoo! and Wikipedia could still be used, though the network connection speed was very slow. Sri Lankan internet services were likewise affected. In Malaysia, there were problems with popular Internet services[http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/12/29/nation/16435579&sec=nation Internet access improves] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905004342/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2006%2F12%2F29%2Fnation%2F16435579&sec=nation |date=2012-09-05 }}, The Star Online, 2006-12-29 such as Gmail and Yahoo News; however, the situation was reported to be improving on 29 December.

According to the Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA) of Hong Kong Government, among the five cable ships deployed, two arrived at the scene. However, one of the two ships experienced a major fault on December 30 afternoon and was under urgent repair in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The repair for the ship was estimated to take about a week. Therefore, the repair for the cables had to be postponed. It was estimated that the first part of the repair of one of the submarine cables would be completed around 16 January 2007. For the other damaged cables, survey and assessment were being arranged and repair of most of the cables is expected to be completed progressively by the end of January 2007.[http://www.ofta.gov.hk/en/press_rel/2006/Dec_2006_r8.html OFTA's Update on December 31 on the Restoration of External Telecommunications Services] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927225144/http://www.ofta.gov.hk/en/press_rel/2006/Dec_2006_r8.html |date=2007-09-27 }}, the Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA) of Hong Kong Government, 2006-12-31[http://hk.news.yahoo.com/061230/12/1z3n7.html 網絡擠塞恐周二再現 光纜維修延至下月底] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070121145200/http://hk.news.yahoo.com/061230/12/1z3n7.html |date=2007-01-21 }}, Ming Pao, 2006-12-31 {{in lang|zh}} IDD services and disrupted internet service in Southeast Asia were mostly restored pending the repairs and rerouted traffic.[http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/eastasia/view/249603/1/.html Telecoms services in Asia could take weeks to fully return] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001004056/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/eastasia/view/249603/1/.html |date=2007-10-01 }}, Channel NewsAsia, 2006-12-28

Before the completion of the cable repair works, however, some countries had already found alternative methods to restore internet access. For example, by 3 January 2007, Singapore's SingTel had already fully restored the Internet access provided by them.[http://home.singtel.com/news_centre/news_releases/2007-01-03.asp Internet and voice traffic back to normal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070126115203/http://home.singtel.com/news_centre/news_releases/2007-01-03.asp |date=2007-01-26 }}, SingTel press release, 2007-01-03 SingNet, SingTel's subsidiary, which handles ISP services, released an announcement on its homepage, mentioning that "internet access to services such as gaming and video downloading may experience some delays".[http://www.singnet.com.sg/ SingTel.com – Consumer – Internet – User ID: – Login as at:] Whether or not this is related to the earthquake is unknown, albeit likely.

According to China Daily on 16 January, the repair work might be completed by the end of January, yet heavy winds in the Bashi Channel stirred up 10-to-12-meter waves, which made it impossible to resume work."Undersea cable repairs could take 2 more weeks" (Page 1) & "A time-tested solution for Asia's damaged Internet cables" (Page 12), China Daily, 2007-01-16

• List of earthquakes in 2006
• List of earthquakes in Taiwan
• Manila Trench

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• [https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000f114#general_summary M7.1 – Taiwan region] – United States Geological Survey
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