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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. [2] 2,415 people were killed, 11,305 injured, and NT$300 billion worth of damage ...
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Between 1901 and the year 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.
The massive Dec. 26, 2004, tsunami was triggered by a magnitude 9.1 earthquake off Sumatra island. The giant wall of water killed about 230,000 people in a dozen countries as far away as East Africa.
The epicenter of the earthquake was Chichi Township. The 1999 Jiji earthquake happened along the Chelungpu fault line in western part of the island of Taiwan. The fault is located along the foothills of the Central Mountains in Nantou and Taichung counties.
Following the 1999 quake, TSMC improved seismic coefficient, or loads offsetting seismic activity—25% more than legally required for its new main buildings—and added additional anchors on its ...
Taylor Swift is shaking it off the charts. One of the pop superstar's recent The Eras Tour performances at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington, triggered seismic activity equivalent to a 2.3 ...