What the records say
- When
- 12 Apr 1910
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.8
- Where
- Taiwan
- Coordinates
- 25.50° N, 122.50° E
- Deaths
- 60
- Houses destroyed
- 13
- Depth km
- 200
1910 Taiwan earthquake
Natural disaster affecting Taiwan
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). In Taipei and Hsinchu, 13 homes totally collapsed, two partially collapsed, and an additional 57 were damaged. At least 204 homes were destroyed or damaged in Keelung, Shenkeng and Taoyuan. Sixty people died or were injured.
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