Earthquake — Taiwan

When

4 Dec 1946

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

6.8

Where

Taiwan

Coordinates

23.10° N, 120.30° E

Deaths

58

Injuries

384

Houses destroyed

700

Intensity mmi

9

Earthquake in Taiwan

The 1946 Hsinhua earthquake, also referred to as the 1946 Tainan earthquake was a magnitude 6.1 earthquake which hit Tainan County, Taiwan, on 5 December 1946, at 06:47. The quake claimed 74 lives and was the eighth deadliest earthquake in twentieth century Taiwan.

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