Can AI help predict earthquakes?
Randy Mann.
JAKE PARRISH/Press
Last Wednesday, a very strong 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit the popular tourist city of Hualien, located on the eastern shore of Taiwan. The event triggered large landslides and hundreds of aftershocks, many of which were over 6.0 in magnitude. It was the strongest earthquake to hit Taiwan in 25 years.
The earthquake damaged many buildings, and some had to be demolished because they couldn’t be saved. However, the situation could have been much worse if the residents of Taiwan had not prepared for this type of event. The last big earthquake in Taiwan occurred in 1999, when a 7.7 magnitude hit the middle of the island.
Taiwan is the world’s largest maker of computer chips, and the earthquake last week did briefly disrupted operations. The country produces about 90% of the world’s advanced semiconductors that are required for phones, computers, cars, and other devices that rely on these chips.
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