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Casualties. 2,415 dead, 11,305 injured, 29 missing. The Chi-Chi earthquake [4] [5] [6] (later also known as the Jiji earthquake [a] or the great earthquake of September 21 [b] ), was a 7.3 M L or 7.7 M w earthquake which occurred in Jiji (Chi-Chi), Nantou County, Taiwan on 21 September 1999 at 01:47:12 local time.
Casualties. 116 dead. 550 injured. Citations. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] At 03:57 local time on 6 February 2016, an earthquake with a moment magnitude of 6.4 struck 28 km (17 mi) northeast of Pingtung City in southern Taiwan, [6] in the Meinong District of Kaohsiung. The earthquake struck at a depth of around 23 km (14 mi).
Taiwan is in a seismically active zone, on the Pacific Ring of Fire, and at the western edge of the Philippine Sea Plate. Geologists have identified 42 active faults on the island, but most of the earthquakes detected in Taiwan are due to the convergence of the Philippine Sea plate and the Eurasian Plate to the east of the island.
23 April. Response. International reactions. Countries. Private entities. Notes. See also. References. External links. 2024 Hualien earthquake. On 3 April 2024, at 07:58:11 NST (23:58:11 UTC on 2 April), a Mw 7.4 earthquake struck 15 km (9.3 mi) [3] south of Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan.
2002 Taiwan earthquake. Coordinates: 24.279°N 122.179°E. At 14:52 local time on 31 March 2002, an earthquake of magnitude 7.1 on the moment magnitude scale hit Taiwan. The epicenter was offshore from Hualien, which was the most severely affected area with a maximum felt intensity of VII ( Very strong) on the Mercalli intensity scale. [1] .
Casualties. 1 dead, 179 injured. Two earthquakes affected Taitung and Hualien Counties, Taiwan within hours of each other. The first earthquake struck Taitung on September 17, 2022, occurring with a magnitude of 6.5 M w , causing minor damage and some injuries.
Main tectonic boundaries onshore and offshore Taiwan. The 2006 Hengchun earthquakes occurred on December 26 at 20:26 and 20:34 local time off the southwest coast of Taiwan in the Luzon Strait, which connects the South China Sea with the Philippine Sea.
