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The 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Taiwan on Wednesday was probably the most highly effective in 25 years, the island's central climate administration stated.
Right here's a take a look at among the main earthquakes in fashionable Taiwanese historical past:
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In September 1999, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake killed about 2,500 individuals in central Taiwan, america Geological Survey stated. In line with the USGS and Taiwan's Central Meteorological Administration, it was the second deadliest within the island's historical past. Greater than 10,000 individuals have been injured and greater than 100,000 houses have been destroyed or broken.
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Taiwan's deadliest earthquake had a magnitude of seven.1 and struck close to the island's west coast in April 1935, killing greater than 3,200 individuals, the Central Meteorological Administration stated. Greater than 12,000 others have been injured and greater than 50,000 houses have been destroyed or broken.
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A magnitude 7.3 earthquake that struck southwestern Taiwan in December 1941 brought about a number of hundred deaths, the USGS stated.
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A magnitude 6.4 earthquake in February 2016 brought about a 17-story residence complicated to break down in southwestern Taiwan, killing at the very least 114 individuals. The USGS later stated that 90 earthquakes of that scale or better had occurred inside 250 kilometers or 155 miles of the earthquake's location previously 100 years.