| dc.description.abstract | In June 13th, 2012, three successive sensible earthquakes with a magnitude above 4.0 occurred in Hsinchu County in the same day. Local people were panicked and concerned.Compared to other areas, fewer studies on response measures for earthquake disasters focused on Hsinchu. These studies aim to reduce the effects of earthquakes and lower people’s losses of lives or properties.Therefore, it is absolutely necessary to research the prevention and response of large-scale earthquakes in Hsinchu County.
This study collected and analyzed earthquake data that occurred in in Hsinchu County and surrounding areas in previous years. The causes and features of these earthquakes were investigated. Reverse faults affecting Hsinchu County are as follows:Hukou Fault, Tapingti Fault, Hsinchu Fault (suspicious), Hsincheng Fault, Zhudong Fault (suspicious), and Touhuanping Fault (suspicious).Referencing data of previous earthquakes, this study forecasted the maximum magnitude of earthquakes in Hsinchu County using the Taiwan Earthquake Loss Estimation System (TELES).Potential earthquake damages to Hsinchu County were evaluated by simulating and analyzing the damages caused by the Hsincheng Fault, Hukou Fault, and Hsinchu Fault.
TELES was adopted in this study as the verification tool to evaluate possible damages and related resource requirements after an earthquake. The objective of this study was to produce evaluation results that could be applied by local governments to planning emergency evacuation, fire protection, and rescue activities, thereby balancing the supply and demand. Furthermore, this study hopes that planned and continuous promotion of shelters and reinforcement of rescue capacity can be achieved before disasters occur. | en_US |