1986 Hualien earthquake

The earthquake struck Hualien City on the local date of 15 November 1986. Landslides came down along the highway between Su'ao and Hualien. A tsunami sank ten fishing boats in Hualien and Yilan and was linked to six injuries.

Origin time (UTC)

1986-11-14T21:20

Magnitude

7.4

Magnitude type

mw

Depth (km)

33.8

USGS event page

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0003009

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: hualien, tsunami, landslides

Coordinates: 23.901, 121.574

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

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