- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- August 28, 1916 CE
- Location:
- Taiwan
- Magnitude:
- 6.5 Ms
- Deaths:
- 180
- Intensity (MMI):
- 8
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 3 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 6.5
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 6
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.39
Other earthquake records of 1916 CE
- Italy, Rimini · Mw 6 · 4 deaths
- Taiwan · Ms 6 · 1 deaths
- Indonesia, New Guinea: Irian Jaya · Ms 8.1
- Turkey · Mw 7
- Japan, Duda · Ms 8
- Indonesia, New Guinea: Irian Jaya · Ms 8.1
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1916 CE Earthquake — Taiwan happen?
- August 28, 1916 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 180. Historical death tolls vary by source.