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Historic Earthquake
2006 Hengchun Earthquake
26 December 2006 · Pingtung · Taiwan
On 26 December 2006 at 12:26 UTC, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Taiwan (Pingtung), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Philippine Sea Plate, 21 km from its boundary with the Yangtze Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 2 people and injured 40.
- Date
- 26 December 2006
- Time
- 12:26 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Depth
- 10 km
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 40
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (0.1 m wave)
- Plate
- Philippine Sea Plate
- Country
- Taiwan
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19991999 Jiji Earthquake · M 7.62,297 deaths
- 19861986 Hualien Earthquake · M 7.815 deaths
- 1978Taiwan · M 7.4
- 1972Taiwan · M 7.7
- 1972Taiwan · M 7.51 deaths
- 1972Taiwan · M 7.6
- 1951Taiwan · M 7.517 deaths
- 19201920 Hualien Earthquake · M 8.25 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth