Abstract
The large earthquake with Ms 7.7 struck central Taiwan on Sep. 21, 1999, and had ten times as much seismic energy as 1995 Hyogo-ken Nanbu Earthquake. Nantou and Taichung County near the epicenter were most badly hit by the earthquake, and in all Taiwan 2, 321 people were killed and more than 52, 000 buildings were collapsed or damaged till Oct. 11, 1999. We investigated the disaster area one month after the earthquake had occurred. This report outlines the result of the investigation, and especially describes the relationship between soil and the damage to city facilities, and between earthquake surface fault and the damage to civil engineering structures.
