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On 3 April 2024, at 07:58:11 NST (23:58:11 UTC on 2 April), a Mw 7.4 earthquake struck 15 km (9.3 mi) [ 4] south of Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan. At least 18 people were killed and over 1,100 were injured in the earthquake. It is the strongest earthquake in Taiwan since the 1999 Jiji earthquake, [ 5] with three aftershocks above M w 6.0.
Between 1901 and the year 2000 there were 91 major earthquakes in Taiwan, 48 of them resulting in loss of life. [ 4] The most recent major earthquake was the 2024 Hualien earthquake, and the most recent major earthquake with a high death toll was the 921 earthquake, which struck on 21 September 1999, and claimed 2,415 lives.
The Chi-Chi earthquake[ 4][ 5][ 6] (later also known as the Jiji earthquake[ a] or the great earthquake of September 21[ b] ), was a 7.3 M L or 7.7 M w earthquake which occurred in Jiji (Chi-Chi), Nantou County, Taiwan on 21 September 1999 at 01:47:12 local time. [ 2] 2,415 people were killed, 11,305 injured, and NT$ 300 billion worth of damage ...
A cluster of earthquakes struck the island republic of Taiwan early Tuesday, the strongest having a magnitude of 6.1, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. According to the USGS, Tuesday's ...
Taiwan and its surrounding waters have registered about 2,000 earthquakes with a magnitude of 4.0 or greater since 1980, and more than 100 earthquakes with a magnitude above 5.5, according to the ...
Repair costs for the last earthquake of such a scale— in 1999 and albeit much bigger—reached near $10 billion. A quarter century ago, Taiwan rejected help from its estranged neighbor in China ...
At 23:50 ( UTC+8) on 6 February 2018, an earthquake of magnitude 6.4 on the moment magnitude scale hit Taiwan. [2] The epicenter was on the coastline near Hualien, which was the most severely affected area, with a maximum felt intensity of VIII ( Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale. [1] At least 17 deaths were reported, with 285 injured. [3]
Seismology official Wu Chien-fu said it was Taiwan’s strongest earthquake since 1999, when a 7.6-magnitude tremor killed about 2,400 people. ... The USGS said the shaking from the initial quake ...