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1910 Taiwan earthquake
Natural disaster affecting Taiwan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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).[1] In Taipei and Hsinchu, 13 homes totally collapsed, two partially collapsed, and an additional 57 were damaged.[2] At least 204 homes were destroyed or damaged in Keelung, Shenkeng and Taoyuan. Sixty people died or were injured.[2] Shaking was felt across Taiwan and the Penghu Islands; strong shaking was felt in the northern half of the island. The intermediate-depth of the earthquake suggest it originated from within the subducting Philippine Sea Plate which undergoes subduction.[3]
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