- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 5, 2016 CE
- Location:
- Taiwan, Tainan
- Magnitude:
- 6.4 Mw
- Depth:
- 23 km
- Deaths:
- 117
- Injuries:
- 525
- Intensity (MMI):
- 8
- Damage:
- ~$700M (value at the time)
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: Mw 6.4
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 5.6
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 6.4
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 5
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 5.8
Other earthquake records of 2016 CE
- Ecuador, Near West Coast: Manabi, Esmeraldas · Mw 7.8 · 663 deaths
- Italy, Accumoli, Arquata, Amatrice · Mw 6.2 · 299 deaths
- Japan, Kumamoto, Oita · Mw 7 · 273 deaths
- Indonesia, Sumatra: Aceh: Pidie Jaya · Mw 6.5 · 104 deaths
- Tanzania, Lake Victoria, Uganda: Rakai · Mw 5.9 · 23 deaths
- India, Impahl · Mw 6.7 · 13 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 2016 CE Earthquake — Taiwan, Tainan happen?
- February 5, 2016 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: 117. Historical death tolls vary by source.