Taiwan earthquake: How the island's two-decade preparation saved it
6 Apr 2024
BBC News

A quarter of a century ago, an earthquake killed 2,400. This week, barely a building fell down - why?
Just over a year ago, we saw earthquakes of about the same magnitudes striking Turkey and Syria, causing the deaths of more than 50,000 people. These countries, of course, had far fewer resources. But when a much smaller 6.7 magnitude quake hit the city of Christchurch in New Zealand in 2011, almost the entire city centre was flattened.