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Historic Earthquake
1959 Hengchun Earthquake
15 August 1959 · Taiwan
On 15 August 1959 at 08:57 UTC, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Taiwan, at a depth of 60 km. It occurred on the Philippine Sea Plate, 75 km from its boundary with the Yangtze Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 16 people and injured 63.
- Date
- 15 August 1959
- Time
- 08:57 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Depth
- 60 km
- Deaths
- 16
- Injuries
- 63
- 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
- 1922Taiwan · M 7.65 deaths
- 19201920 Hualien Earthquake · M 8.25 deaths
- 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