1910 Taiwan earthquake

Natural disaster affecting Taiwan

1910 Taiwan earthquake

1910 Taiwan earthquake (East China Sea)

UTC time| 1910-04-12 00:22:24
ISC event| 16958079
USGS-ANSS| ComCat
Local date| April 12, 1910 (1910-04-12)
Local time| 08:22:13
Magnitude| 8.1 Mw
Depth| 235.0 km (146.0 mi)
Epicenter| 25°58′01″N 124°18′14″E﻿ / ﻿25.967°N 124.304°E﻿ / 25.967; 124.304
Max. intensity| 5 (Strong)
Casualties| 60 dead or injured

On April 12, 1910, an earthquake struck with an epicenter off the northern coast of Taiwan. The earthquake measuring Mw 8.1 had a hypocenter depth of 235.0 km (146.0 mi).[1] In Taipei and Hsinchu, 13 homes totally collapsed, two partially collapsed, and an additional 57 were damaged.[2] At least 204 homes were destroyed or damaged in Keelung, Shenkeng and Taoyuan. Sixty people died or were injured.[2] Shaking was felt across Taiwan and the Penghu Islands; strong shaking was felt in the northern half of the island. The intermediate-depth of the earthquake suggest it originated from within the subducting Philippine Sea Plate which undergoes subduction.[3]

## See also

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* List of earthquakes in 1910
* List of earthquakes in Taiwan

## References

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1. ^ ISC (2022), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1904–2018), Version 9.1, International Seismological Centre
2. ^ a b National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
3. ^ Kanamori, Hiroo; Lee, William H. K.; Ma, Kuo-Fong (2012). "The 1909 Taipei earthquake—implication for seismic hazard in Taipei". Geophysical Journal International. 191 (1): 126–146\. Bibcode:2012GeoJI.191..126K. doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2012.05589.x.126-146&rft.date=2012&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111/j.1365-246X.2012.05589.x&rft_id=info:bibcode/2012GeoJI.191..126K&rft.aulast=Kanamori&rft.aufirst=Hiroo&rft.au=Lee,+William+H.+K.&rft.au=Ma,+Kuo-Fong&rft_id=https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fj.1365-246X.2012.05589.x&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:1910+Taiwan+earthquake" class="Z3988">

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Earthquakes in the 1910s

1910|

* Taiwan (8.1, Apr 12) †
* Costa Rica (6.4, May 4) †‡

1911|

* Kebin (7.7, Jan 3) †‡
* Sarez (7.4, Feb 18) †
* Michoacán (7.6, June 7) †
* Kikai Island (8.1, June 15)
* Guerrero (7.6, Dec 16)

1912|

* Maymyo (7.9, May 23)
* Mürefte (7.4, Aug 9) †‡
* Acambay (6.9, Nov 19) †

1913|

* Asmara (?.?, Feb 27)
* Sulawesi–Mindanao (7.9, Mar 14)
* Eshan (6.7, Dec 21) †‡

1914|

* Reno (6.0, (Feb 18), 6.4 (April 24))
* Senboku (7.0, Mar 15)†
* Burdur (7.0, Oct 4)†‡
* East Cape (6.6, Oct 7)

1915|

* Avezzano (6.7, Jan 13) †‡
* Imperial Valley (6.3, June 23)
* Asmara (5.8, Sept 23)
* Pleasant Valley (6.8, Oct 2)

1916|

* Rimini (5.3, May 17)
* Rimini (5.3, Aug 16)

1917|

* Bali (6.6, Jan 20) †‡
* San Salvador (6.7, Jun 7) †
* Samoa (8.5, Jun 25)
* Nantou (6.8, Aug 28) †
* Guatemala (5.6, Dec 25) †

1918|

* Shantou (7.2, Feb 13) †‡
* San Jacinto (6.7, April 21)
* Celebes Sea (8.3, Aug 15) †
* San Fermín (7.5, Oct 11) †
* Vancouver Island (7.2, Dec 6)

1919|

* Ayvalık (7.0, Nov 18) †‡

† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths
‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year

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Earthquakes in Taiwan

Earthquakes|

| Before 20th century|

* 1694 Taipei
* 1848 Changhua
* 1862 Tainan
* 1867 Keelung

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20th century|

* 1904 Douliu
* 1906 Meishan
* 1910 Taiwan
* 1916–1917 Nantou
* 1935 Shinchiku-Taichū
* 1941 Chungpu
* 1946 Hsinhua
* 1951 East Rift Valley
* 1959 Hengchun
* 1963 Su-ao
* 1964 Baihe
* 1966 Hualien
* 1972 Ruisui
* 1986 Hualien
* 1994 Taiwan Strait
* 1999 Jiji ("921")

21st century|

* 2002 Hualien
* 2006 Hengchun
* 2009 Nantou
* 2009 Hualien
* 2010 Kaohsiung
* March 2013 Nantou
* June 2013 Nantou
* 2016 Kaohsiung–Tainan
* 2018 Hualien
* 2019 Hualien
* 2022 Taitung
* 2024 Hualien
* 2025 Tainan–Chiayi

Organisations|

* Central Weather Administration
* National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering

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