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Historic Earthquake
1909 Taiwan Earthquake
21 November 1909 · Taiwan
On 21 November 1909 at 07:36 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Taiwan. It occurred on the Okinawa Plate, 17 km from its boundary with the Philippine Sea Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 4 people. 14 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 21 November 1909
- Time
- 07:36 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Deaths
- 4
- Homes Destroyed
- 14
- Plate
- Okinawa Plate
- Country
- Taiwan
- Nearest Volcano
- Kueishantao (51 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
- 1917Northeast of Taiwan · M 7.7
- 1915Sw Ryukyu Islands · M 7.7
- 19101910 Taiwan Earthquake · M 7.860 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth