# When a Typhoon or Earthquake Hits

Before and after a typhoon, earthquake, or other natural disaster, what a user needs most is information that quickly connects warnings, evacuation, and daily-life support. This guide orders its tools by "prepare beforehand → respond during the event → cope with daily life afterward."

## Guide Steps

1. **Watch weather alerts** (https://health.j172.tw/en/tools/weather-alerts)
   Typhoons, heavy rain, and similar disasters usually come with advance warning — continuously watching live weather alerts and rainfall information is the earliest first-hand information available for disaster preparation.

2. **Check whether work and classes are suspended** (https://health.j172.tw/en/tools/work-school-status)
   Once a typhoon warning is out, the most practical question is whether you work or study tomorrow. Each county or city government decides, and the DGPA publishes the result; this step gives you the way to the official announcement and the government office calendar. This site does not determine suspensions — rely on the official announcement before you head out.

3. **Check the latest earthquake information** (https://health.j172.tw/en/tools/global-watch/earthquakes)
   Earthquakes can't be warned about in advance, but right after one strikes you can immediately check the epicenter, magnitude, depth, and any tsunami warning, helping you decide whether further evacuation or aftershock precautions are needed.

4. **Find the nearest evacuation map** (https://health.j172.tw/en/tools/disaster-map)
   If your home or location faces a safety risk during a disaster, the disaster-relief evacuation map helps you quickly find the nearest shelter and disaster-relief resources.

5. **Check whether transit is suspended** (https://health.j172.tw/en/tools/metro-alerts)
   During a typhoon or major earthquake, the MRT, light rail, Taiwan Railway, and High Speed Rail may all adjust schedules or suspend service entirely for safety reasons — check nationwide rail-service disruptions before heading to a shelter or resuming your daily commute, so you don't make a trip for nothing or get stranded partway.

6. **Check real-time flooding conditions** (https://health.j172.tw/tools/inundation-map)
   During heavy rain or a typhoon, road flooding and water-level warnings are the most direct risk in many areas — a real-time sensor map helps you judge which roads to avoid.

7. **Track water outages and water-collection points** (https://health.j172.tw/tools/water-outages)
   A disaster is often followed by water outages or pipe repairs — a real-time water-outage map shows planned outage areas and alternative water-collection points, so your household water supply doesn't cut off without warning.

8. **Prepare disaster supplies** (https://health.j172.tw/tools/emergency-supplies)
   Calculating how much emergency-kit and household-reserve supplies your household needs ahead of time ensures you have enough at the critical moment, rather than scrambling to buy supplies after a disaster has already happened.

9. **Save emergency phone numbers** (https://health.j172.tw/en/tools/emergency-hotlines)
   The last line of defense in disaster response is being able to reach the right agency immediately — this collects nationwide emergency hotlines like 110, 119, 112, and 1999; it's best to save them to your phone in advance.

## Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

### How quickly is earthquake data updated?

This site's earthquake data automatically syncs the latest readings from the Central Weather Administration and the US Geological Survey (USGS) every 10 minutes, so near-real-time information is still available during the golden window for response after a typhoon or major earthquake.

### How much disaster supply should I prepare?

The emergency-kit and household-reserve calculator estimates a recommended amount based on your household size (including whether there are infants, elders, or pets), rather than giving one fixed list that fits everyone — adjust based on the tool's calculated result.

### Are the flood-warning lookup and the water-outage lookup the same system?

No, they draw on different data sources: the flooding map combines road-flooding sensors and water-level flood-warning data, while the water-outage map comes from the water utility's planned-outage and pipe-repair notices — it's best to check both during a disaster, since they cover different kinds of risk.

## Related Pages
- [Real-Time Weather Alerts & Rainfall Information](https://health.j172.tw/en/tools/weather-alerts): Watch weather alerts
- [Work or School Today? Taiwan Government Office Calendar (with Make-up Workdays) and Official Disaster Day-Off Announcements](https://health.j172.tw/en/tools/work-school-status): Check whether work and classes are suspended
- [全球動態地球](https://health.j172.tw/en/tools/global-watch/earthquakes): Check the latest earthquake information
- [Disaster Map: Shelters / Fire-Rescue Units / Emergency Operations Centers](https://health.j172.tw/en/tools/disaster-map): Find the nearest evacuation map
- [Nationwide Rail Service Disruption Board](https://health.j172.tw/en/tools/metro-alerts): Check whether transit is suspended
- [全臺積淹水即時感測地圖](https://health.j172.tw/tools/inundation-map): Check real-time flooding conditions
- [全臺即時停水查詢](https://health.j172.tw/tools/water-outages): Track water outages and water-collection points
- [防災避難物資計算](https://health.j172.tw/tools/emergency-supplies): Prepare disaster supplies
- [Taiwan Emergency Hotline Directory & One-Tap Dialer](https://health.j172.tw/en/tools/emergency-hotlines): Save emergency phone numbers