1910 Taiwan earthquake
Natural disaster affecting Taiwan
25°58′01″N 124°18′14″E / 25.967°N 124.304°E / 25.967; 124.304On 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
References
- ^ ISC (2022), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1904–2018), Version 9.1, International Seismological Centre
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
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Earthquakes in the 1910s
- Taiwan (8.1, Apr 12) †
- Costa Rica (6.4, May 4) †‡
- 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)
- Asmara (?.?, Feb 27)
- Sulawesi–Mindanao (7.9, Mar 14)
- Eshan (6.7, Dec 21) †‡
- Avezzano (6.7, Jan 13) †‡
- Imperial Valley (6.3, June 23)
- Asmara (5.8, Sept 23)
- Pleasant Valley (6.8, Oct 2)
- 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) †
- 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)
- Ayvalık (7.0, Nov 18) †‡
† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths
‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year
‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year