十年前的九二一地震對於受災戶是一生中永遠無法難忘及平復 的傷痛。台灣向來以地震著稱，在日治時期著名地震就有明治39年 （1906）丙午烈震與昭和10年（1935）關刀山大地震。本文主要以 1906年嘉義地區為主要探討對象，從清代歷史資料來看日治時期前的 嘉義地區地震，這場地震引發了重大傷亡與財產的損失，災後在臺灣總 督府有效率指揮下進行災後重建、都市更新及修築阿里山鐵路，也為當 時嘉義市民帶來新的希望。其後嘉義市民興築了全台首座地震碑，其文 中記載著當時災情與拯救的情形，更是彌足珍貴的史料。

A decade has passed since the accident of 921 earthquake in 1999, the pains and feeling have always impressed on the family of victims. As we known that the stratum of Taiwan is famous earthquake belt in geoanalysis .One of the well–known earthquake have occured in 1906, the other had in 1935 under the Japan's rule of the colonial Taiwan. The main articles deals with the process and the outcome of the earthquake of March 17，1906 in the neighborhood of the Chia–yi city. There have been 1,247 persons killed and 2,399 wounded, while 11,992 houses destroyed by the Chia–yi earthquake. The rescue jobs is short of the doctors and nurses join for the emergency aid, the prvision of food and water were still insufficient from authorities, the official newspaper announced to donate the money in public. After the demages of the earthquake, the urban renewal of Chia–yi city have carried on, and the railway of Ali mountain have constructed, all new buildings appeared, the cracked temples rebuild in next steps. The monument was erected in the momory of the victims at the early colonial time of the Taiwan earthquakes.

地震；急難救助；碑

earthquake；emergency aid；monument