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Historic Earthquake
1920 Hualien Earthquake
5 June 1920 · Taiwan
On 5 June 1920 at 04:21 UTC, a magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck Taiwan, at a depth of 20 km. It occurred on the Philippine Sea Plate, 35 km from its boundary with the Okinawa Plate (oceanic transform fault). It killed at least 5 people and injured 20. 273 homes were destroyed. It is the 52nd most powerful of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 5 June 1920
- Time
- 04:21 UTC
- Magnitude
- 8.2
- Depth
- 20 km
- Deaths
- 5
- Injuries
- 20
- Homes Destroyed
- 273
- Plate
- Philippine Sea Plate
- Country
- Taiwan
- Nearest Volcano
- Kueishantao (128 km)
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
- 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