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2022 Taitung earthquakes
An excavator clearing building wreckage
UTC time
2022-09-17 13:41:17
2022-09-18 06:44:14
ISC event
624819634
624819865
USGS-ANSS
ComCat
ComCat
Local date
September 17, 2022 (2022-09-17)
September 18, 2022 (2022-09-18)
Local time
21:41:17 (UTC+8)
14:44:15 (UTC+8)
Magnitude
6.5 Mw
6.9 Mw
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi) (foreshock)[1] 7 km (4.3 mi) (mainshock)[2]
Taiwan Province (Changhua, Chiayi, Hualien, Nantou, Pingtung, Taitung and Yunlin Counties)
Max. intensity
CWA 6+[1]
MMI IX (Violent)
Peak acceleration
0.51 g[3]
Tsunami
0.41 m (1.3 ft)
Aftershocks
Some. Strongest is 5.6 Mw
Casualties
1 dead, 179 injured
Two earthquakes affected Taitung and Hualien Counties, Taiwan within hours of each other. The first earthquake struck Taitung on September 17, 2022, occurring with a magnitude of 6.5 Mw , causing minor damage and some injuries. The second earthquake occurred roughly a day after the first tremor struck the same area, with a stronger magnitude of 6.9 Mw . Both earthquakes had maximum Modified Mercalli intensities of VII (Very strong) and IX (Violent), respectively.[4][5]
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^"【不斷更新】台東池上規模6.8地震 1739富里再出現5.8達5強餘震" [(Continuously updated) Taitung Chishang magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred in 1739 Fuli with 5.8 to 5 strong aftershocks]. tw.news.yahoo.com. 18 September 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-09-18. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
^"中央氣象局地震測報中心 第111號有感地震報告" (in Chinese). 2022-09-19. Archived from the original on 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
^"M 6.5 - 96 km E of Yujing, Taiwan". earthquake.usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2022-09-28. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
^"M 6.9 - Taiwan". earthquake.usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2022-09-18. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
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