- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- August 22, 1936 CE
- Location:
- Taiwan
- Magnitude:
- 7.2 Ms
- Deaths:
- 10
- Injuries:
- 10
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 5 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 7.2
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.87
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.13
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.84
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.84
Other earthquake records of 1936 CE
- El Salvador, San Vicente · 400 deaths
- Colombia · Ms 5.6 · 250 deaths
- China, Gansu Province · Ms 6 · 115 deaths
- China, Yunnan Province · Ms 5.5 · 30 deaths
- Indonesia, N Sumatera: Tapanuli, Karo · 17 deaths
- Iran, Abiz, Sarbisheh · Mw 6.1 · 12 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 1936 CE Earthquake — Taiwan happen?
- August 22, 1936 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: 10. Historical death tolls vary by source.