1941 Chungpu earthquake
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| UTC time | 1941-12-16 19:19:43 |
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| ISC event | 901124 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | December 17, 1941 |
| Local time | 03:19 |
| Magnitude | 7.2 Mw[1] |
| Depth | 15 kilometres (9 mi) |
| Epicenter | 23°17′N 120°25′E / 23.29°N 120.41°E |
| Areas affected | Japanese Taiwan |
| Casualties | 358 dead 733 injured |
The 1941 Chungpu earthquake (Chinese: 1941年中埔地震; pinyin: 1941 nián Zhōngpǔ Dìzhèn) occurred with a magnitude of 7.2 on December 17, and was centred on the town of Chūho Village, Kagi District, Tainan Prefecture of Taiwan under Japanese rule. It was the fourth-deadliest earthquake of the 20th century in Taiwan, claiming 358 lives.
Earthquake
The earthquake struck at 03:19 local time on 17 December 1941. At a magnitude of 7.2 and with a focal depth of 15 kilometres (9 mi), the quake was felt throughout the island. The epicentre was in
Damage
According to Taiwan's
Reaction
Taiwan was a Japanese colony at the time of the earthquake. Coming as it did just ten days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, false rumours abounded that the earthquake was caused by retaliatory United States bombing.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "M 7.2 - Taiwan". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ 中央氣象局. "Preface". 台灣地區十大災害地震圖集 (A Collection of Images of Ten Great Earthquake Disasters in the Taiwan Region) (PDF) (in Chinese). Central Weather Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-26. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- Central Weather Bureau. Archived from the originalon 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ a b "The historical impact of earthquake damage on Taiwan society and culture". Taiwan Journal. Retrieved 2009-07-21.[permanent dead link]
External links
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.