Earthquake — Taiwan

Quand

16 déc. 1941

Type

Séisme

Magnitude

7.1

Position

Taiwan

Coordonnées

23.30° N, 120.30° E

Deaths

319

Houses destroyed

1768

Earthquake in Taiwan

The 1941 Chungpu earthquake occurred with a magnitude of 7.2 on December 17, and was centred on the town of Chūho Village, Kagi District, Tainan Prefecture of Taiwan under Japanese rule. It was the fourth-deadliest earthquake of the 20th century in Taiwan, claiming 358 lives.

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