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Historic Earthquake
1917 Taiwan Earthquake
4 January 1917 · Puli · Taiwan
On 4 January 1917 at 16:50 UTC, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Taiwan (Puli). It occurred on the Philippine Sea Plate, 37 km from its boundary with the Yangtze Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 54 people and injured 85. 130 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 4 January 1917
- Time
- 16:50 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.3
- Deaths
- 54
- Injuries
- 85
- Homes Destroyed
- 130
- Plate
- Philippine Sea Plate
- Country
- Taiwan
- Nearest Volcano
- Kueishantao (149 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
- 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