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Historic Earthquake
1927 Taiwan Earthquake
24 August 1927 · Taiwan
On 24 August 1927 at 18:09 UTC, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Taiwan. It occurred on the Philippine Sea Plate, 26 km from its boundary with the Yangtze Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 30 people and injured 190. 200 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 24 August 1927
- Time
- 18:09 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.8
- Deaths
- 30
- Injuries
- 190
- Homes Destroyed
- 200
- Plate
- Philippine Sea Plate
- Country
- Taiwan
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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