In July Chiayi and Nantou, which had long been free of major earthquakes, were rocked by a tremor measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale, reawakening Taiwan residents 'fear of earthquakes.
久不聞地震的嘉南地區，七月發生六．二級的強震，再度喚起台灣民眾對地震的恐懼。