UTC time | 1910-04-12 00:22:24 |
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ISC event | 16958079 |
USGS- ANSS | ComCat |
Local date | April 12, 1910 |
Local time | 08:22:13 |
Magnitude | 8.1 Mw |
Depth | 235.0 km (146.0 mi) |
Epicenter | 25°58′01″N 124°18′14″E / 25.967°N 124.304°E |
Max. intensity | 5 (Strong) |
Casualties | 60 dead or injured |
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]