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Historic Earthquake
1906 Meishan Earthquake
16 March 1906 · Jiayi · Taiwan
On 16 March 1906 at 22:42 UTC, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Taiwan (Jiayi). It occurred on the Philippine Sea Plate, 43 km from its boundary with the Yangtze Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 1,258 people and injured 145. 6,769 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 16 March 1906
- Time
- 22:42 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.8
- Deaths
- 1,258
- Injuries
- 145
- Homes Destroyed
- 6,769
- Plate
- Philippine Sea Plate
- Country
- Taiwan
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19861986 Hualien Earthquake · M 7.815 deaths
- 1972Taiwan · M 7.7
- 1972Taiwan · M 7.6
- 19661966 Hualien Earthquake · M 8.07 deaths
- 1922Taiwan · M 7.65 deaths
- 19201920 Hualien Earthquake · M 8.25 deaths
- 1917Ne of Taiwan · M 7.7
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth