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Historic Earthquake
1951 Taiwan Earthquake
22 October 1951 · Taiwan
On 22 October 1951 at 05:43 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Taiwan, at a depth of 21 km. It occurred on the Philippine Sea Plate, 48 km from its boundary with the Okinawa Plate (oceanic transform fault). It killed at least 68 people and injured 586. 2,382 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 22 October 1951
- Time
- 05:43 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Depth
- 21 km
- Deaths
- 68
- Injuries
- 586
- Homes Destroyed
- 2,382
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (0.3 m wave)
- Plate
- Philippine Sea Plate
- Country
- Taiwan
- Nearest Volcano
- Kueishantao (119 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