- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- July 17, 1998 CE
- Location:
- Taiwan, Chia-I, Tainan, Hualien, Kao-Hsiung
- Magnitude:
- 5.7 Mw
- Depth:
- 13 km
- Deaths:
- 5
- Injuries:
- 27
- Intensity (MMI):
- 5
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: Mw 5.7
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwc 5.2
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwc 5.7
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwc 5.3
Other earthquake records of 1998 CE
- Afghanistan, Badakhshan, Takhar · Mw 6.6 · 4,700 deaths
- Afghanistan, Rostaq, Tajikistan: Dushanbe · Mw 5.9 · 2,323 deaths
- Papua New Guinea, Sissano · Mw 7 · 1,636 deaths
- Turkey, Adana, Ceyhan · Mw 6.3 · 145 deaths
- Bolivia, Central: Aiquile, Totora · Mw 6.6 · 105 deaths
- China, Northeastern: Shangyi-Zhangbei, Hebei · Mw 5.7 · 70 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 1998 CE Earthquake — Taiwan, Chia-I, Tainan, Hualien, Kao-Hsiung happen?
- July 17, 1998 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: 5. Historical death tolls vary by source.