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Historic Earthquake
1951 Taiwan Earthquake
24 November 1951 · Taiwan
On 24 November 1951 at 18:47 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Taiwan. It occurred on the Philippine Sea Plate, 118 km from its boundary with the Yangtze Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 17 people and injured 250.
- Date
- 24 November 1951
- Time
- 18:47 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Deaths
- 17
- Injuries
- 250
- Plate
- Philippine Sea Plate
- Country
- Taiwan
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
- 19201920 Hualien Earthquake · M 8.25 deaths
- 1917Ne of Taiwan · M 7.7
- 1915Sw Ryukyu Islands · M 7.7
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth