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Historic Earthquake
1946 Hsinhua Earthquake
4 December 1946 · Taiwan
On 4 December 1946 at 22:47 UTC, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Taiwan. It occurred on the Yangtze Plate, 13 km from its boundary with the Philippine Sea Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 58 people and injured 384. 700 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 4 December 1946
- Time
- 22:47 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.8
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 58
- Injuries
- 384
- Homes Destroyed
- 700
- Plate
- Yangtze 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