Earthquake — Taiwan: Tainan

When

20 Jan 2025

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

6.0

Where

Taiwan

Coordinates

23.18° N, 120.55° E

Injuries

50

Damage musd

1300

Intensity mmi

8

Depth km

16

Damaging earthquake centered in Tainan City, Taiwan

On 21 January 2025, at 00:17:26 TST, a ML 6.4 (Mw 6.0) earthquake struck Dongshan District, Tainan City, Taiwan, near the border with Chiayi County. It was caused by reverse faulting and had a depth of 16 kilometres. It injured 50 people and damaged several thousand buildings across six counties and cities in the southwest of the island, mainly in Tainan.

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