Strong earthquake strikes Taiwan near east coast city of . . . Taiwan’s worst modern quake, a magnitude 7 7 temblor that killed 2,415 people and damaged buildings in 1999, led to tightened building codes, better response times and coordination and widespread public education campaigns on earthquake safety Schools and workplaces hold earthquake drills, while cellphones buzz whenever a strong earthquake
The complete Taiwan earthquake report (up-to-date 2025). A total of 2709 earthquakes with a magnitude of four or above have struck within 300 km (186 mi) of Taiwan in the past 10 years This comes down to a yearly average of 270 earthquakes per year, or 22 per month
2024 Hualien earthquake - Wikipedia On 3 April 2024, at 07:58:11 NST (23:58:11 UTC on 2 April), a Mw 7 4 earthquake struck 15 km (9 3 mi) [5] south of Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan At least 19 people were killed and over 1,100 were injured in the earthquake It is the strongest earthquake in Taiwan since the 1999 Jiji earthquake, [6] with three aftershocks above M w 6 0
Taiwan is hit by its strongest earthquake in nearly 25 years A powerful earthquake rocked the entire island of Taiwan early Wednesday, collapsing buildings in a southern city and creating a tsunami that washed ashore on southern Japanese islands