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Historic Earthquake
1986 Hualien Earthquake
14 November 1986 · Taipei, Hualien · Taiwan
On 14 November 1986 at 21:20 UTC, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Taiwan (Taipei, Hualien), at a depth of 34 km. It occurred on the Philippine Sea Plate, 44 km from its boundary with the Okinawa Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 15 people and injured 50.
- Date
- 14 November 1986
- Time
- 21:20 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.8
- Depth
- 34 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 15
- Injuries
- 50
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (0.3 m wave)
- Plate
- Philippine Sea Plate
- Country
- Taiwan
- Nearest Volcano
- Kueishantao (111 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 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
- 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