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Historic Earthquake
1978 Taiwan Earthquake
23 July 1978 · Taiwan
On 23 July 1978 at 14:42 UTC, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Taiwan, at a depth of 17 km. It occurred on the Philippine Sea Plate, 116 km from its boundary with the Yangtze Plate (continental collision). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 23 July 1978
- Time
- 14:42 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.4
- Depth
- 17 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Philippine Sea Plate
- Country
- Taiwan
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 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