The earthquake killed more people in Shihkang than any other township in Taiwan, and Shihkang remains largely in ruins a half year later. Peipu, in the meantime, enjoys a booming tourist industry that just keeps growing.
北埔幸運地未受地震影響，觀光業日益發達；石岡則成了這次震災中死亡人數最多的災區，斷垣殘壁，百廢待舉。