1994 Taiwan Strait earthquake

1994 Taiwan Strait Earthquake
Date 16 September 1994 (1994-09-16)
Magnitude Mw 6.8
Depth 13 km
Casualties 4

The 1994 Taiwan Strait earthquake occurred on September 16, 1994 at 14:20 local time (06:20 UTC) in the southern Taiwan Strait. The magnitude of this earthquake was given as Mw 6.8 by USGS[1] and Ms 7.3 by Fujian Seismological Bureau.[2] The epicenter was located about 150 to 180 km from the coast of the border of Guangdong and Fujian, China, and about 150 km southwest of Taiwan.[3] The intensities recorded in Taiwan were shindo 4 in Penghu, 3 in Kaohsiung, and 2 in Taipei. The intensity recorded in Hong Kong was MM V to VI.[4] This earthquake was felt strongly in Guangdong and Fujian, China, with building damage and collapse reported. 3 deaths were reported in Guangdong and 1 in Fujian. A paper of Fujian Seismological Bureau showed that the earthquake was caused by left-lateral strike slip of a normal fault.[5] A tsunami of 38 cm was recorded in Penghu, Taiwan and 18 cm in Dongshan, Fujian, China.[6]

References

  1. ^ http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/significant/sig_1994.php
  2. ^ http://www.csi.ac.cn/manage/html/4028861611c5c2ba0111c5c558b00001/zhenli/wjf/html/zhenli137.htm
  3. ^ http://tao.cgu.org.tw/pdf/v71p013.pdf
  4. ^ http://www.hko.gov.hk/gts/equake/felt_intro1_c.htm
  5. ^ http://www.csi.ac.cn/manage/html/4028861611c5c2ba0111c5c558b00001/zhenli/wjf/html/zhenli137.htm
  6. ^ twgeoref.moeacgs.gov.tw/storage/2006%5C20060212/0071.pdf
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