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2018 Taiwan Earthquake
6 February 2018 · Hualien · Taiwan
On 6 February 2018 at 15:50 UTC, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Taiwan (Hualien), at a depth of 17 km. It occurred on the Philippine Sea Plate, 18 km from its boundary with the Okinawa Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 17 people and injured 291. 4 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 6 February 2018
- Time
- 15:50 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.4
- Depth
- 17 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 17
- Injuries
- 291
- Homes Destroyed
- 4
- Plate
- Philippine Sea Plate
- Country
- Taiwan
- Nearest Volcano
- Kueishantao (84 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
- 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