Prof Yih-Min Wu on Taiwan's earthquake early warning system

Prof Yih-Min Wu gave an insightful talk on Taiwan's earthquake early warning system during the virtual seminar on 11th June 2020. He discussed the development of the low-cost earthquake early warning and shakemap systems in Taiwan.

Video recording of the presentation and the Q&A session afterwards:


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