Special Municipality

Taichung City

Taiwan · Asia

Taichung City is a special municipality of Taiwan, in Asia. It spans the Philippine Sea and Yangtze plates. Records include 1 major earthquake since 1900, 2 tsunamis observed on its coasts and 5 cyclones crossing it with hurricane-force winds.

Tectonic Plates

• Philippine Sea Plate
• Yangtze Plate

Major Earthquakes Since 1900

• 19351935 Hsinchu-Taichung Earthquake · M 6.03,276 deaths

Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts

• 2024East Taiwan-Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan · 1.0 m18 deaths
• 2002Taiwan · 0.2 m5 deaths

Tropical Cyclones

• 2015Typhoon DujuanCat. 4
• 2008Typhoon Fung-wongCat. 2
• 1997Typhoon AmberCat. 3
• 1975Typhoon NinaCat. 4
• 1963Typhoon WendyCat. 4

• Country Profile · Taiwan

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