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Historic Earthquake
1935 Taiwan Earthquake
16 July 1935 · Xiinzhu · Taiwan
On 16 July 1935 at 16:18 UTC, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Taiwan (Xiinzhu), at a depth of 30 km. It occurred on the Yangtze Plate, 19 km from its boundary with the Philippine Sea Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 2,746 people and injured 6,004. 30,000 homes were destroyed. It is the 80th deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 16 July 1935
- Time
- 16:18 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.5
- Depth
- 30 km
- Deaths
- 2,746
- Injuries
- 6,004
- Homes Destroyed
- 30,000
- Plate
- Yangtze Plate
- Country
- Taiwan
- Nearest Volcano
- Tatun Volcanic Group (99 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