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Historic Earthquake
1909 Taiwan Earthquake
14 April 1909 · Taipei · Taiwan
On 14 April 1909 at 19:53 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Taiwan (Taipei). It occurred on the Yangtze Plate, 17 km from its boundary with the Philippine Sea Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 9 people and injured 51. 122 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 14 April 1909
- Time
- 19:53 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Deaths
- 9
- Injuries
- 51
- Homes Destroyed
- 122
- Plate
- Yangtze Plate
- Country
- Taiwan
- Nearest Volcano
- Tatun Volcanic Group (20 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19861986 Hualien Earthquake · M 7.815 deaths
- 1972Taiwan · M 7.7
- 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
- 1915Sw Ryukyu Islands · 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