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台北市士林區凌晨12點半發生規模4的地震，讓不少人擔心自己的住家是不是禁得起搖晃！國研院國家地震工程研究中心就設計出全球第一款「街屋耐震資訊網」，只要輸入家中數據， 系統會自動計算台灣33條斷層，對你家的房子會不會造成影響。

地震來臨，你家的房子耐震嗎？其實只要一把捲呎，就可以上網「算」出來！

首先測量牆的長度，接著測量柱子的長和寬，接著就可以進入「街屋耐震資訊網」，選擇住家類型、樓層，輸入剛量的數據，按下計算鈕，不到2秒，系統就會算出。

[[國震中心助理研究員 邱聰智]]
“這棟建築物如果落在比較偏紅色區塊，代表耐震安全可能是有疑慮的，如果落在比較偏綠色區塊，代表耐震安全是無疑慮的”

921大地震後, 國研院國家地震工程研究中心，開始協助校舍耐震能力評估，把數據應用在住家，設計出全球第一個街屋耐震資訊網，適用於5層樓以下的建物。

Wednesday’s earthquake led many people to consider the structural safety of their home. The National Earthquake Engineering Research Center has a website that makes it easy to predict what would happen to your building in a quake. 

How will your home respond to an earthquake? All you need is a tape measure and an internet connection to quickly determine your building’s ability to resist an earthquake. 

First, measure the length of walls, and next the length and width of columns. Enter all this information into a special website and choose the type of residence, the floor and other data. A calculation is made in seconds.

Chiu Tsung-chih
Earthquake Researcher
If the structure falls into this red area, it may be vulnerable to seismic shocks. If you fall into the green area, there are no safety concerns. 

After the 921 earthquake, the National Earthquake Engineering Research Center began conducting seismic assessments for schools and dormitories. It hopes to make its research and expertise available to people living in Taiwan’s older, five-floor residences so they can understand the structural safety of their homes.