June 2013 Nantou earthquake

The 2013 Nantou earthquake struck central Taiwan with a moment magnitude of 6.2 on 2 June at 1:43 p.m. local time.[4] The epicenter was located in mountainous terrain in Ren'ai Township, Nantou County, Taiwan, not far from Sun Moon Lake, close to the epicentre of another large earthquake a little over two months earlier.[4] News reports indicate that five people were killed; three in Nantou County and two in neighbouring Chiayi County.[1][3] The earthquake could be felt in Hong Kong, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong, China.

June 2013 Nantou earthquake
UTC time2013-06-02 05:43
ISC event603042353
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local date2 June 2013 (2013-06-02)
Local time13:43
Magnitude6.2 Mw
Depth10.0 kilometres (6 mi)
Epicenter23.87°N 121.00°E / 23.87; 121.00
Areas affectedTaiwan (Nantou County, Taichung)
Casualties5 deaths, 18 injuries[1][2][3]

See also

References

  1. "Death toll from quake reaches four: officials", Taipei Times, 4 June 2013, retrieved 4 June 2013
  2. "中央災害應變中心 - 災害應變專區". nfa.gov.tw.
  3. "地震落石砸傷 女子不治". Central News Agency (Taiwan).
  4. 地震報告 (in Chinese). 2 June 2013. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.

Further reading

  • Liao, Yi-Wun; Zhao, Li; Ma, Kuo-Fong; Lin, Yen-Yu; Hsieh, Ming-Che (2020), "Two Earthquake Sequences Nearly a Century Apart Reveal a Conjugate Seismogenic System in Central Taiwan", Seismological Research Letters, doi:10.1785/0220190335


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