- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 18, 1964 CE
- Location:
- Taiwan, Tainan
- Magnitude:
- 7 Ms
- Depth:
- 33 km
- Deaths:
- 107
- Injuries:
- 479
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 7
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.5
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.81
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.62
Other earthquake records of 1964 CE
- Alaska · Mw 9.2 · 139 deaths
- Mexico, Guerrero · Mw 7.3 · 78 deaths
- Japan, Honshu: W Coast · Mw 7.6 · 36 deaths
- Turkey, Manyas, Bursa, Balikesir · Mw 6.8 · 19 deaths
- Turkey, Malatya, Adiyaman · M 6.1 · 8 deaths
- Indonesia, Sulawesi: Pinrang · Ms 5.2 · 8 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 1964 CE Earthquake — Taiwan, Tainan happen?
- January 18, 1964 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: 107. Historical death tolls vary by source.