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Historic Earthquake
1916–17 Nantou Earthquakes
28 August 1916 · Taiwan
On 28 August 1916 at 07:27 UTC, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Taiwan. It occurred on the Philippine Sea Plate, 48 km from its boundary with the Yangtze Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 180 people. 614 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 28 August 1916
- Time
- 07:27 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.5
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 180
- Homes Destroyed
- 614
- Plate
- Philippine Sea Plate
- Country
- Taiwan
- Nearest Volcano
- Kueishantao (166 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 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