1963 Su-ao earthquake

Earthquake in Taiwan
24°21′N 122°04′E / 24.35°N 122.06°E / 24.35; 122.06 [1]Areas affectedTaiwanTsunami0.2 m (7.9 in) [2]Casualties3–15 dead [2]
3–18 injured [2]

The 1963 Su-ao earthquake occurred on February 13 at 16:50 local time (08:50 UTC). The epicenter was located off the coast of Taiwan, near Su-ao, Yilan County. It had a magnitude of Mw 7.3. The number of reported dead was 3–15 and the number of injured was 3–18.

Earthquake

The earthquake showed a weakly coupled interplate boundary in the nearby region.[3]

Effects

A landslide occurred in the Su-ao-Hualien highway.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Engdahl, E. R.; Vallaseñor, A. (2002). "Global seismicity: 1900–1999". International Handbook of Earthquake & Engineering Seismology (PDF). Part A, Volume 81A (First ed.). Academic Press. p. 681. ISBN 978-0124406520.
  2. ^ a b c USGS (September 4, 2009), PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey
  3. ^ p. 41
  4. ^ "地震". Cwb.gov.tw. 2013-10-21. Archived from the original on 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
  5. ^ 台灣的地震與防災教育
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