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Taiwan's Central Weather Administration (CWA) measured the earthquake's local magnitude at 7.2, [9] while the United States Geological Survey (USGS) placed the earthquake at M w 7.4. [10] It was the strongest earthquake to hit Taiwan since the 1999 Jiji earthquake, which measured M w 7.7. [11]
Between the years 1901 and 2000, there were 91 major earthquakes in Taiwan, 48 of them resulting in loss of life. [4] The most recent major earthquake was the 2024 Hualien earthquake, and the most recent major earthquake with a high death toll was the 921 earthquake, which struck on 21 September 1999, and claimed 2,415 lives.
HUALIEN, Taiwan (Reuters) -Taiwan's biggest earthquake in at least 25 years killed nine people on Wednesday and injured more than 900, while 50 workers travelling in minibuses to a hotel in a ...
Taiwan’s earthquake monitoring agency said the quake was 7.2 magnitude while the U.S. Geological Survey put it at 7.4. It struck about 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Hualien and was about 35 ...
Wednesday’s quake is the strongest to hit Taiwan since 1999, according to the Central Weather Administration. That year, a 7.7 magnitude quake hit south of Taipei, killing 2,400 people and ...
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Wednesday off the coast of Taiwan, killing at least four people in the island’s most powerful tremor in at least 25 years.
Taiwan has a history of strong earthquakes. [2] The island is located within a complex zone of convergence between the Philippine Sea plate and Eurasian plate.At the location of the earthquake, these plates converge at a rate of 75 millimetres (3.0 in) per year.
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Taiwan early Tuesday, leaving 27 people with minor injuries and some reported damage. The quake hit at 12:17 a.m. and was centered 38 kilometers (24 miles) southeast of Chiayi County Hall at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles), Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration said.