An earth­quake mea­sur­ing 6.4 has hit Tai­wan, and caused build­ings to col­lapse. HARTS has received a weak voice sig­nal from the CTARL Tai­wan that asks that the fol­low­ing fre­quen­cies be kept clear.

HF fre­quen­cies used in Tai­wan are voice: Main is 7.060 MHz with back­up 7.050 MHz and 3.560 MHz. Short range fre­quen­cies are on VHF and UHF.

At least four build­ings have col­lapsed in the south of the island. Dozens of res­i­dents are report­ed to be trapped in the city of Tainan, those hous­es near­ly two mil­lion people.

Tremors were felt in the cap­i­tal Taipei, on the oth­er side of the island, and after­shocks were felt.

Tai­wan lies in the ‘Pacif­ic Ring of Fire’ and in 2013, four peo­ple were killed in a 6.3‑magnitude quake.

-Jim Lin­ton VK3PC, IARU Chair­man Dis­as­ter Com­mu­ni­ca­tions Committee.