2019 Hualien earthquake - Wikipedia
The 2019 Hualien earthquake (Chinese: 418花蓮地震) struck Hualien County, Taiwan with a moment magnitude of 6.1 on 18 April at 13:01 local time (05:01 UTC). [2] Geography. A 6.1 earthquake hit Taiwan which caused damage to weak buildings and roads in …
List of earthquakes in Taiwan - Wikipedia
The most recent major earthquake was the 2024 Hualien earthquake, and the most recent major earthquake with a high death toll was the 921 earthquake, which struck on 21 September 1999, and claimed 2,415 lives.
Taiwan earthquake: How the island's two-decade ... - BBC
Following the Tainan earthquake in the island's south-west in 2016, when a 17-storey high-rise collapsed killing dozens, five people involved in the building's construction were prosecuted and...
Taiwan earthquake with 7.4 magnitude is strongest in 25 years - CNN
Apr 4, 2024 · At least nine people have died after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the east coast of Taiwan on Wednesday, the strongest in 25 years. Rescuers are working to free dozens trapped after the...
Taiwan Is Hit by Powerful Earthquake - The New York Times
Apr 18, 2019 · A strong earthquake shook Taiwan on Thursday afternoon, rekindling memories of a deadly tremor that hit the island a year ago. The magnitude-6.1 earthquake hit at 1:01 p.m. and was centered...
Source properties of the 2019 ML6.3 Hualien, Taiwan, earthquake ...
Jan 7, 2022 · An ML 6.3 earthquake occurred in eastern Taiwan on 2019 April 18. This moderate earthquake (hereafter, the 2019 event) not only generated extremely large shaking (intensity of 6–7) near the hypocentre but also produced strong ground motion (intensity of 4) in metropolises in northern Taiwan.
Rupture directivity of the 2019 ML 6.3 Xiulin (Taiwan) earthquake ...
Oct 1, 2024 · We deconvolved regional seismograms to derive the azimuth-dependent source time functions for the 2019 Xiulin (Taiwan) earthquake. Subsequently, using rupture directivity and multiple-event analyses, we investigated the earthquake’s rupture features.
Taiwan’s Hualien rattled by 6.3-magnitude quake, no immediate …
Aug 16, 2024 · TAIPEI - A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck 34km off Taiwan’s eastern city of Hualien on Aug 16, the island’s weather administration said, with no immediate reports of damage from what was the...
Strong ground motion over a large area in northern Taiwan …
May 1, 2020 · An M w 6.2 earthquake struck Hualien on the eastern coast of Taiwan on April 18, 2019. Its focal mechanism was determined to be a thrust fault with a depth of 18.8 km.
Story of Taiwan Fighting against Earthquakes - ArcGIS StoryMaps
Apr 20, 2024 · Story of Taiwan Fighting against Earthquakes. On April 3, a strong earthquake hit Hualien, Taiwan. The disaster took away 13 lifes and caused more than 1000 people injured.