1966 Hualien earthquake

The 1966 Hualien earthquake occurred on March 13 at 00:31 local time of Taiwan.[2] The epicenter was located in the offshore area between Yonaguni Island, Japan and Hualien, Taiwan.

1966 Hualien earthquake
Location between Taiwan and Japan
UTC time1966-03-12 16:31:20
ISC event849160
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local dateMarch 13, 1966 (1966-03-13)
Local time00:31
Magnitude8.0 Ms
Depth22 km
Epicenter24.24°N 122.67°E / 24.24; 122.67
TypeStrike-slip [1]
Areas affectedTaiwan and Japan
TsunamiYes

The intensity in Yonaguni reached shindo 5.[3] Two people were reported dead in Yonaguni, Japan, and four in Taiwan.[4] Building damage was reported. A tsunami with a run-up height of 50 cm (20 in) was observed.[1]

This earthquake released a seismic moment of 4.86×1020 Nm. The magnitude of this earthquake was put at Ms 8.0, Mw 7.79,[5] MJMA 7.8, or ML 7.8.[6] This earthquake had a strike-slip faulting focal mechanism.

The fault plane solutions of this earthquake suggested that there is a sliver of crust off the east coast of Taiwan other than the Philippine Sea Plate. The map of shallow earthquakes shows that the Philippines are encircled by a zone of seismicity. There is a difference between the slip direction in the east coast of the Philippines and the relative motion between the Philippine Sea Plate and the Eurasian Plate. Together with other evidences, it has been suggested that most of the Philippines might belong to a minor plate other than the Eurasian Plate.[7]

See also

References
  1. Ma, K.; Lee, M. (1997), "Simulation of historical tsunamis in the Taiwan region" (PDF), Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (TAO), 8 (1): 14, 25, 26, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-04, retrieved 2011-07-21
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2011-07-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "与那国島周辺の地震". Jishin.go.jp. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
  4. "地震と津波". Jma-net.go.jp. Archived from the original on 2013-01-23. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
  5. http://ntur.lib.ntu.edu.tw/bitstream/246246/173952/1/32.pdf
  6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2011-07-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. http://www.eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp/seno/Papers/tecphys1977.phs.pdf
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