2006 Hengchun earthquakes

Two shocks struck at 20:26 and 20:34 local time on 26 December 2006 off the southwest coast of Taiwan, in the Luzon Strait. News agencies reported collapsed houses, building fires, hotel guests trapped in lifts and telephone outages where lines had been severed in the south of the island. Fifteen historical buildings in the historic centre of Hengchun were damaged. Forty-two people were injured.

Origin time (UTC)

2006-12-26T12:26

Magnitude

7.1

Magnitude type

mwb

Depth (km)

10

Deaths, as sources state them

2

USGS event page

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000f114

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: hengchun, luzon strait, doublet, heritage damage

Coordinates: 21.799, 120.547

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

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