A major earthquake occurred in Hualien District, Taiwan Province, causing heavy economic losses. Foxconn boss Terry Gou's private mansion turned into a waterfall, and TSMC lost 60 million US dollars.
A sudden earthquake occurred in the Hualien area of Taiwan
This morning, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake occurred in the waters of Hualien County, Taiwan Province, with a focal depth of 12 kilometers. Aftershocks continued to occur. It is said to be the largest earthquake to occur in Taiwan in 25 years.
According to statistics, there were 24 earthquakes of magnitude 4 or above in Hualien County within 5 hours, including 7 magnitude 5 or above, 1 magnitude 6 or above, and 1 magnitude 7 or above.
Because the public did not receive earthquake warning in advance, as of press time, the earthquake caused more than 100 casualties.
At the same time, the earthquake triggered a local tsunami near the epicenter, causing catastrophic effects on the coastal areas of Taiwan Island, my country.
Fortunately, through data monitoring, the tsunami disaster process is basically over, and the tsunami warning has been lifted.
However, due to the impact of the earthquake, some economies suffered heavy losses. Among the hot searches were "Zhang Zhongmou's TSMC" and "Terry Gou's mansion".
TSMC lost US$60 million
It is reported that the Taiwan stock market opened slightly lower, with TSMC falling about 1% in initial trading.
A TSMC spokesperson said that in order to ensure the safety of employees and follow the company's internal procedures, some factory areas have been evacuated. As for the damage to the facilities, it is still being assessed.
Later, he added that some of TSMC's quartz tubes were broken, some of the wafers being produced were damaged, and some of the equipment was suspended for inspection to prevent deviations.
This earthquake will have an impact on TSMC’s financial performance in the second quarter, with a loss of approximately US$60 million.
UMC's wafer foundry stated that employees of Zhuke and Nanke were evacuated in accordance with operating specifications. All personnel are safe, factory facilities are operating normally, and some equipment has been suspended. Engineers are working hard to conduct inspections and resume work.
As TSMC equipment needs to be re-inspected and repaired, Nvidia's GPU production may be delayed, causing GPU prices to rise.
In addition, any storage equipment that encounters an earthquake of magnitude 5 or above needs to be repaired and debugged, which may also lead to an increase in the price of storage equipment. This commissioning and repair can take as long as three months or as little as one month.
It can be said that TSMC boss Zhang Zhongmou suffered heavy losses this time.
Terry Gou’s top mansion was damaged
Another boss who suffered heavy losses was Terry Gou.
It is reported that Hon Hai fell by about 1.9%, which was even worse than the decline of TSMC.
As of now, Hon Hai has not announced the specific losses caused, and we still need to wait for Hon Hai’s financial report to announce the results.
In addition, the rooftop swimming pool of Terry Gou's top mansion instantly turned into a waterfall.
Pictures from the scene showed that the top floor of Guo Taiming's mansion kept pouring water from the pool, forming a water curtain hole, with waterfall-like water columns flying down from a height of 100 meters. The whole picture was very spectacular, and visually it looked like a natural formation formed by nature. Waterfall, water curtain like smoke.
However, it is not yet known whether Terry Gou was in the mansion when the earthquake occurred. The mansion is rumored to be worth 500 million.
Regarding this, some netizens commented that as long as personnel are safe at this time, they are making money, and it does not matter if various industries are affected by the economic income.
Taiwan’s F-16 fighter jets were damaged
In addition to the damage to Taiwan’s corporate assets, Taiwan’s air force bases also suffered losses.
Related media reported that the disaster in Hualien County was serious, and the air force base in the north of Hualien was also affected by the disaster.
The earthquake caused cracks and peeling off in many places on the walls of the aircraft forts, hangars and campsites in the base.
According to preliminary statistics, at least eight F-16 fighter jets suffered minor damage due to collisions caused by the earthquake.
Taiwan's "Air Force Command" stated that through an emergency inventory, it was found that the damaged fighter jets were mainly small parts and did not cause actual damage to the aircraft itself. Through rapid replacement and maintenance, these fighters have returned to combat readiness, without affecting the overall combat capabilities.
What needs to be made clear here is that the F-16 is a weapon and equipment sold by the United States to the Taiwan Air Force.
problems often occur. A few days ago, an F-16 at an air force base in Taiwan experienced abnormal motor light signals.
In the past March, at least three malfunctions occurred in the Taiwan Air Force’s F-16s.
It is reported that the battery of the F-16V is very small, and the phased array radar and fire control system are very power hungry. Wet summers can also cause problems with electronic devices.
Recently, the Taiwan military is also preparing to purchase additional F-16s, but facts have proven that this is not necessary. The DPP has long been "relying on the United States to seek independence" and "pursuing independence through military means." For its own selfish interests, it has not hesitated to spend the hard-earned money of the Taiwanese people to purchase large quantities of American weapons to enhance their courage. This move is also undesirable.
In short, the losses in Taiwan this time are not small. We are one family on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. We hope that the people in Taiwan can be safe and that human and economic losses can be minimized, except of course for the military.
