- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 4, 1917 CE
- Location:
- Taiwan, Puli
- Magnitude:
- 6.3 Ms
- Deaths:
- 54
- Injuries:
- 85
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 4 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 6.3
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 5.8
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.5
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.92
Other earthquake records of 1917 CE
- Guatemala, Guatemala City · Ms 6 · 2,650 deaths
- China, Yunnan Province · Ms 6.8 · 1,800 deaths
- Indonesia, Bali · Ms 6.6 · 1,500 deaths
- Philippines, S Mindanao: Glan, Glan Padidu, Tuyan · Ms 6.4 · 7 deaths
- Colombia, Bogota, Ubaque, Soacha, Caqueza · Ms 7.3 · 3 deaths
- Samoa Islands · Ms 8.3 · 2 deaths
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 1917 CE Earthquake — Taiwan, Puli happen?
- January 4, 1917 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: 54. Historical death tolls vary by source.