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The Chi-Chi earthquake [4] [5] [6] (later also known as the Jiji earthquake [a] or the great earthquake of September 21 [b] ), was a 7.3 M L or 7.7 M w earthquake which occurred in Jiji (Chi-Chi), Nantou County, Taiwan on 21 September 1999 at 01:47:12 local time. [2] 2,415 people were killed, 11,305 injured, and NT$ 300 billion worth of damage ...
- 2,415 dead, 11,305 injured, 29 missing
- Taiwan
- 51,711 buildings destroyed, 53,768 buildings damaged
Date: September 21, 1999. Location: Taiwan. Chelung-pu fault. Taiwan earthquake of 1999, earthquake that began at 1:47 am local time on Sept. 21, 1999, below an epicentre 93 miles (150 km) south of Taipei, Taiwan. The death toll was 2,400, and some 10,000 people were injured. Thousands of houses collapsed, making more than 100,000 people homeless.
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Nov 9, 2009 · At 1:47 a.m. on September 21, 1999, the island of Taiwan, located off the southeastern coast of mainland China, was shaken by a 7.6-magnitude earthquake. Its epicenter was located in Nantou County ...
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Sep 21, 2020 · Quick Hits. On the morning of September 21, 1999, the island nation of Taiwan was shaken awake by a 7.6-magnitude earthquake in Jiji (Chi-Chi), Nantou County, which killed 2,415 people, injured 11,305, caused NT$300 billion worth of damage and left an estimated 100,000 people homeless. It was the second-deadliest quake in recorded history to ...
Sep 21, 2022 · Measuring in at a magnitude of 7.3, the earthquake hit central Taiwan’s Chi-Chi Township around 2 a.m. local time on September 21, 1999, unleashing a wave of force that toppled buildings as far ...
The Chi-Chi earthquake, was a 7.3 ML or 7.7 Mw earthquake which occurred in Jiji (Chi-Chi), Nantou County, Taiwan on 21 September 1999 at 01:47:12 local time. 2,415 people were killed, 11,305 injured, and NT$300 billion worth of damage was done. It is the second-deadliest earthquake in Taiwan's recorded history, after the 1935 Shinchiku-Taichū earthquake.
