1920 Hualien earthquake

The shock struck offshore of Hualien County, then part of the Empire of Japan, on 5 June 1920. The USGS ShakeMap shows every part of the island feeling shaking of between V and VII on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. Twenty-four people were injured.

Origin time (UTC)

1920-06-05T04:21

Magnitude

8.23

Magnitude type

mw

Depth (km)

20

Deaths, as sources state them

8

USGS event page

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/iscgem912519

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: hualien, offshore, japanese era

Coordinates: 23.688, 121.954

Part of Earthquakes of magnitude 7 and above in Taiwan since 1900

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