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Historic Earthquake
1936 Taiwan Earthquake
22 August 1936 · Taiwan
On 22 August 1936 at 06:51 UTC, a magnitude 7.2 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 10 people and injured 10. 15 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 22 August 1936
- Time
- 06:51 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Deaths
- 10
- Injuries
- 10
- Homes Destroyed
- 15
- Plate
- Philippine Sea Plate
- Country
- Taiwan
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 19861986 Hualien Earthquake · M 7.815 deaths
- 1972Taiwan · M 7.7
- 1972Taiwan · M 7.6
- 19661966 Hualien Earthquake · M 8.07 deaths
- 1951Taiwan · M 7.517 deaths
- 1922Taiwan · M 7.65 deaths
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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