1935年昭和十年民國24年新竹台中大地震。(一)

In 1935, the Hsinchu Taichung Earthquake in the 24th year of the Republic of China.

At 6:02 on the morning of April 21, 1935, a large earthquake of magnitude 7 or above occurred. The number of casualties from the Hsinchu State Road to the Taizhou State was more than 4,000. The injury was difficult to calculate and the house collapsed. Hard to estimate. This year is just the 84th anniversary of the expiration of the year. It is Sunday, April 21st, and this year is also Sunday. From the photos of today's consecutive POs, I will tell future generations about the terrible earthquake.

1935年昭和10年民國24年新竹台中大地震。

1935年4月21日清晨6點02分，發生規模7級以上的大地震，震央從新竹州一路到台中州兩州傷亡人數，光是死亡超過四千多人，受傷難以計算，房屋倒塌更難以估算。今年剛好是將屆滿84週年，巧的當年四月二十一日是星期日，今年也是星期日。從今天連續 PO 當年所下來的這些寫真，給後人知道地震的可怕。

This generation of Taiwanese may not have forgotten the 921 earthquake that occurred 18 years ago (1999), the great tragedy that killed more than 2,700 people and left more than 200,000 homeless, displaced or caused property damage; The dying of the generation that died is the "Hsinchu-Taichung Earthquake" that occurred on April 21, 1935 (Showa 10).

The most natural disaster

At 6:2:16 on the morning of April 21, 1935, in the southern part of Hsinchu Prefecture (now Miaoli area) and the northern part of Taichung State, the first sound of the thunder was heard, and then the residents felt a wave of ups and downs first, followed by severe vipation. Later, the fault activity is like a dragon that has been awakened from the ground for a long time but suddenly awakens, throwing out the ground and ruthlessly tearing the earth. The powerful energy makes many building buildings scream.

The earthquake has a focal depth of only 5 kilometers and is a shallow earthquake. It has gradually calmed down since July 21 since the earthquake occurred on April 21. The earthquake also caused many companion phenomena, including faults, ground fissures, landslides, subsidence, sand blasting, earth sounds and groundwater changes, which made the locals feel guilty.

According to the Central Meteorological Administration and related historical materials, the Hsinchu-Taichung Earthquake is the worst earthquake in Taiwan since the implementation of the instrument observation earthquake. The scale of the Shi's family reached 7.1, and the affected area reached 315 square kilometers. The number of people killed and injured and the number of houses destroyed in the earthquake was amazing. A total of 3,276 people died (3,279 or 3,422 people were alleged) and 11,976 were injured. The earthquake was also the largest death toll from a single natural disaster since Taiwan’s own scientific observation record (1896).

The statistics on the damage to "homes" after the disaster showed that the earthquake caused a total of 17,927 households, 11,446 households, 9,836 households, and 15,583 households. A total of 54,792 households were affected. There were 6,893 damages in non-residential areas. As for public buildings such as schools and temples, companies, etc., there are a total of 153 buildings, 64 buildings and half bad. Among them, 25 schools are all bad, 10 are half bad; 6 street houses are also bad.

The earthquake spread throughout the Hsinchu and Taichung states during the Japanese occupation period. The disaster area was from the Zhonggangxi (now Zhunan Town, Touli City, Sanwan Township, Miaoli County) to Sanwan, Shitan, Dahu, Zhuolan, and Taichung Fengyuan, Houli, Shengang, Dajia, Qingshui, south to Daduxi, and even Zhudong were also affected. The epicentre of the earthquake is located in the middle reaches of the Da'an River (23.350 degrees north latitude and 120.817 degrees east longitude), which is also known as the Guandao Mountain. In addition, because of the worst disasters in the vicinity of Neipu's foot (formerly known as "Mengzi Foot", now Taichung District, Taichung City) and Qingshui Street (now Qingshui District of Taichung City), it is also known as the Great Earthquake and the Qingshui Earthquake. A large earthquake or a large earthquake in the foot of the scorpion. The disaster has been reported, including the entire island, the Japanese mainland and European media.

這個世代的台灣人或許未能忘卻18年前（1999）發生的921大地震，那場造成2700多人死亡，逾20萬人無家可歸、流離失所或造成財產損失的大悲劇；然而在逐漸逝去的那個世代，令人哀哭的則是1935年（昭和10年）4月21日發生的「新竹－台中地震」。

死亡人數最多的一場天災

1935年4月21日清晨6時2分16秒，新竹州南部（今苗栗一帶）和台中州的北部，先發出轟轟聲的地鳴，接著居民先感到一陣上下搖動，之後劇烈震動隨之而來，斷層活動像從地底沉睡許久卻猛然甦醒的惡龍，竄出地表且無情地撕裂大地，強大的能量更使得不少屋宇建築應聲垮掉。

這次地震震源深度僅有5公裡，屬淺層地震，自4月21日發生地震以來，到7月才漸漸平靜。這次大地震還發生許多隨伴現象，包括斷層、地裂、山崩、地陷、噴砂、地鳴及地下水變化等，讓當地人心惶惶。

根據中央氣象局及相關史料，新竹－臺中地震是台灣自實施儀器觀測地震以來，發生災情最慘重的地震，芮氏規模達7.1，受災面積達315平方公裡。此次大地震死傷人數及毀屋棟數驚人，共死亡3,276人（亦有資料指稱3,279人或3,422人），11,976人傷。這次地震也是台灣自有科學觀測紀錄（1896）以來，單一天然災害死亡人數最多的一次。

而災後針對「家屋」受損的統計，顯示地震共造成住家全壞17,927戶、半壞11,446戶、大破9,836戶、小破15,583戶。合計受害共54,792戶。非住家方面則有6,893棟損壞。至於公共建物如學校與廟宇、公司等，則有共153棟全壞、64棟半壞。其中含學校25棟全壞、10棟半壞；街莊役場也有6棟全壞。

這次地震遍及當時日治時期的新竹與台中兩州，受災範圍北自中港溪（今苗栗縣竹南鎮、頭份市、三灣鄉），至三灣、獅潭、大湖、卓蘭，以及台中豐原、後裡、神岡、大甲、清水一帶，南至大肚溪，甚至竹東等地亦受災。地震震央位於大安溪中游流域（北緯23.350度，東經120.817度），亦即關刀山一帶，因此又稱為關刀山大地震。此外，又因內埔屯子腳（舊稱「墩仔腳」，今台中市後裡區）及清水街（今台中市清水區）一帶災情最為慘重，因而又名後裡大地震、清水大地震、屯子腳大地震或墩仔腳大地震。災情之慘，包括全島、日本內地及歐洲媒體均有報導。