Tremors from fatal Taiwan earthquake recorded at Donegal school

Main pic: The seismograph at St Columba’s College which measured the earthquake. Pic: Brendan O’Donoghue.

Tremors from the devastating earthquake in Taiwan earlier this morning were recorded in east Donegal.

A seismograph at St Columba’s College measured the 7.4 magnitude earthquake which struck the island during the morning rush hour, causing the deaths of four people.

Physics teacher there, Brendan O’Donoghue, was behind the school joining the international Seismology in Schools network.

Here is the helicorder plot from the 7.4 magnitude earthquake that struck Taiwan earlier today. This was recorded on station DL02, St. Columba’s College, Stranorlar, Co. Donegal. @dias_geophysics @GeolSurvIE @BritGeoSurvey pic.twitter.com/vxhiL2pmjf

— Brendan O’Donoghue (@bdono66) April 3, 2024