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Historic Earthquake
2016 Kaohsiung Earthquake
5 February 2016 · Tainan · Taiwan
On 5 February 2016 at 19:57 UTC, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Taiwan (Tainan), at a depth of 23 km. It occurred on the Philippine Sea Plate, 38 km from its boundary with the Yangtze Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 117 people and injured 525.
- Date
- 5 February 2016
- Time
- 19:57 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.4
- Depth
- 23 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 117
- Injuries
- 525
- Estimated Damage
- 700 million US dollars
- 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
- 1972Taiwan · M 7.7
- 1972Taiwan · M 7.6
- 19661966 Hualien Earthquake · M 8.07 deaths
- 1951Taiwan · M 7.517 deaths
- 1922Taiwan · M 7.65 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