Special Municipality

New Taipei

Taiwan · Asia

New Taipei is a special municipality of Taiwan, in Asia. It spans the Yangtze and Philippine Sea plates. Records include 1 major earthquake since 1900 and 2 cyclones crossing it with hurricane-force winds.

Tectonic Plates

• Yangtze Plate
• Philippine Sea Plate

Major Earthquakes Since 1900

• 1909Taipei · M 7.39 deaths

Tropical Cyclones

• 2008Typhoon KalmaegiCat. 2
• 1976Typhoon BillieCat. 4

• Country Profile · Taiwan

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