Special Municipality

Kaohsiung

Taiwan · Asia

Kaohsiung is a special municipality of Taiwan, in Asia. It spans the Philippine Sea and Yangtze plates. Records include 2 major earthquakes since 1900, 2 tsunamis observed on its coasts and 3 cyclones crossing it with hurricane-force winds.

Tectonic Plates

• Philippine Sea Plate
• Yangtze Plate

Major Earthquakes Since 1900

• 20162016 Kaohsiung Earthquake · M 6.4117 deaths
• 1927Kaohsiung · M 6.830 deaths

Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts

• 2006Taiwan · 0.1 m2 deaths
• 1922Northern Chile, Chile · 5.5 m700 deaths

Tropical Cyclones

• 2024Typhoon KrathonCat. 4
• 2010Typhoon FanapiCat. 3
• 1982Typhoon AndyCat. 4

• Country Profile · Taiwan

Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002