Magnitude 7.1 TAIWAN REGION
2002 March 31 06:52:50 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
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Magnitude | 7.1 | |
| Date-Time | 2002 03 31 06:52:50 UTC | ||
| Location | 24.27N 122.17E | ||
| Depth | 32.0 kilometers | ||
| Region | TAIWAN REGION | ||
| Reference |
50 km (30 miles) SE of Su-ao, Taiwan 70 km (40 miles) ENE of Hua-lien, Taiwan 110 km (70 miles) SE of T'AI-PEI, Taiwan 135 km (85 miles) ESE of Hsin-chu, Taiwan |
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| Location Quality | Error estimate not available | ||
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Location Quality Parameters |
Not available | ||
| Source | USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) | ||
| Remarks | At least 5 people killed, 200 injured, 3 buildings collapsed and 100 houses destroyed in the T'ai-pei area. Water and gas lines were broken and some bridges were damaged. Landslides blocked highways in eastern Taiwan. Felt throughout Taiwan. A tsunami of 20 cm (peak-to-trough) occurred on Yonaguni-jima, Ryukyu Islands. Recorded (6 TAP) in I- lan; (5 TAP) in Hua-lien and Miao-li; (4 TAP) in Hsin-chu, Nan- t'ou, T'ai-chung, T'ai-pei, T'ao-yuan and Yun-lin; (3 TAP) in Chia-i and T'ai-tung; (2 TAP) in T'ai-nan Counties. Also recorded (5 TAP) at T'ai-pei and I-lan. Recorded (3 JMA) on Yonaguni-jima; (2 JMA) on Iriomote-jima and Ishigaki-jima; (1 JMA) on Miyako-jima, Ryukyu Islands. |
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