Earthquake — Taiwan: Tainan

When

18 Jan 1964

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

7.0

Where

Taiwan

Coordinates

23.20° N, 120.60° E

Deaths

107

Injuries

479

Houses destroyed

3000

Depth km

33

Earthquake in Taiwan

The 1964 Baihe earthquake, also known as the Great Baihe earthquake, measured 6.3 local magnitude, and occurred at 20:04 CST (UTC+8) on 18 January in Baihe Township of Tainan County, Taiwan. The hypocenter of the earthquake was 20 kilometers deep. The earthquake killed 106 people, destroyed 10,924 buildings, and caused a great fire in Chiayi City.

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