Good thing it hit in such a sparsely populated area. This would have been far worse had it happened anywhere on the west coast, obviously. Still, although only 9 dead is a miracle, over 1,000 injured indicates how widespread the damage was.

9 dead, 1,038 injured day after 7.2 earthquake hits Taiwan

Any word from Romain and Lou? Last I heard they were living in the Chenggong area.