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2002 Taiwan Earthquake
31 March 2002 · Taipei · Taiwan
On 31 March 2002 at 06:52 UTC, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Taiwan (Taipei), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Okinawa Plate, 37 km from its boundary with the Philippine Sea Plate (oceanic transform fault). It killed at least 5 people and injured 200. 100 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 31 March 2002
- Time
- 06:52 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.1
- Depth
- 33 km
- Deaths
- 5
- Injuries
- 200
- Homes Destroyed
- 100
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (0.2 m wave)
- Plate
- Okinawa Plate
- Country
- Taiwan
- Nearest Volcano
- Kueishantao (67 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
- 1917Northeast 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