1906 Meishan earthquake
UTC time | 1906-03-16 10:43 |
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ISC event | 16957889 |
USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
Local date | March 17, 1906 |
Local time | 06:43 |
Magnitude | 6.8 Ms(Utsu) |
Depth | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
Epicenter | 23°33′N 120°27′E / 23.55°N 120.45°E |
Areas affected | Japanese Taiwan |
Max. intensity | MMI IX (Violent) [1] |
Casualties | 1,258–1,266 dead 2,385– 2,476 injured |
The 1906 Meishan earthquake (
Earthquake
The earthquake struck at 06:43
Damage
Reports vary slightly, but according to the official
- Deaths: 1,258
- Injuries: 2,385
- Houses destroyed: 6,769
- Houses damaged: 14,218
Omori's figures give slightly different casualty rates, and very different statistics for building damage:[5]
- Deaths: 1,266
- Injuries: 2,476
- Houses destroyed: 7,284
- Houses damaged: 30,021
Reaction
The veteran missionary William Campbell wrote:
I was there soon after, and had a profound feeling of sadness on seeing whole streets covered with fallen beams and other debris; on seeing, too, so many traces of the awful suffering on every side. Within Ka-gi city, and a limited area around, 1,216 persons were suddenly thrust out into the eternal world. Not fewer than 2,306 persons were seriously injured, and 13,259 houses laid low. The great mysterious Power then tore the earth into deep, open chasms in several places.[6]
The Japanese colonial authorities in Taihoku (Taipei) sent teams of medical personnel to assist, and Campbell reported that shortly after the earthquake reconstruction efforts were well advanced.[7] At the time some writers suggested a link between the Meishan quake and the great 1906 San Francisco earthquake, which occurred a month later,[8] while some religious groups linked it not only with the San Francisco disaster, but also an earlier earthquake in Cambria, Italy and other natural disasters as a sign of the end-times.[9]
See also
References
- ^ USGS (September 4, 2009), PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey, archived from the original on 2020-03-13
- ^ 1906年梅山地震 (in Chinese). Central Weather Bureau. Archived from the original on 2009-08-12. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
- ^ "Earthquakes kill more than 1,200 in Taiwan". History.com. Archived from the original on 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
- Central Weather Bureau. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2011-08-26. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
- ^ OCLC 701979583.
- OL 7051071M.
- ^ Campbell (1915), p. 83.
- ISBN 978-1-4264-0154-1.
- ISBN 978-1-931232-30-2.
External links
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.