"Taipei 101 Damper" by Ace Preston~Earthquake Hits Coast of Taiwan 6.5 Mag.

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"Taipei 101 Damper" by Ace Preston~Earthquake Hits Coast of Taiwan 6.5 Mag. by ACE PRESTON

Taipei 101 the world's tallest active building located in northern Taiwan is equipped with 3 wind dampers. One of them the world's biggest & heaviest, and the only one made visible to visitors is located on the 89th Floor of the observatory. It has a diameter of 5.5 meters, weighs 660 metric tons, & consists of 41 layers 0f 12.5 cm. steel plates woven together. It was built at a cost of NT$132 million and made to withstand earthquakes.

Report of a 6.5 magnitude earthquake 70 miles off the coast of Taipei are coming in.

The following is a release by the United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center: An earthquake occurred about 50 km (30 miles) ESE of Su-ao or about 110 km (70 miles) SE of T'AI-PEI, Taiwan at 11:51 AM MDT, Sep 6, 2007 (Sep 07 at 1:51 AM local time in Taiwan). The magnitude and location may be revised when additional data and further analysis results are available. Felt throughout Taiwan. No reports of damage or casualties have been received at this time.