1936 Hengchun earthquake

The shock was recorded on 22 August 1936, with the epicentre placed in the sea off Hengchun, at the southern end of Taiwan. Catalogues list it as a shallow event of magnitude 7.1.

Origin time (UTC)

1936-08-22T06:51

Magnitude

7.13

Magnitude type

mw

Depth (km)

15

USGS event page

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/iscgem903796

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: hengchun, offshore, shallow

Coordinates: 21.963, 121.24

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

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