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  • Title: Tilted building near I-Jiang bridge
  • Creator(s): Mahin, Stephen A.
  • Date: 1999-10-15
  • Location: Eastern Asia/Taiwan/ASIA
  • Earthquake: Chi-Chi, Taiwan earthquake, Sept. 21, 1999 Magnitude: 7.6

Description: Tilted building near I-Jiang Bridge. The rupture near the end of the bridge continues westward into a group of structures. The rupture has also lifted the ground about 3 meters in this area. Despite being tilted at a severe angle, a three-story RC building is without any structural damage. (Taiwan)

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