Kuohsing Township has received particular attention since the earthquake because Chiufen'erh Mountain, thought to have been the earthquake's epicenter, is within the township's administrative boundaries. The earthquake caused landslides and massive cleavages in the rock strata here, turning the area into a graphic study in real-world geology.
國姓鄉所以在災後特別受到矚目，就是因為境內所轄的九份二山地區被指為地震震央所在，而九份二山巨大的岩層斷裂與滑山現象，也成為九二一地震所遺留下的地理活教材。