1964 Baihe earthquake

earthquake
title= 1964 Baihe earthquake


date=18 January, 1964
magnitude=6.3 M_L
depth= convert|20.0|km|mi|1|abbr=on
epicenter location=
countries affected=Taiwan
location=Baihe, Tainan, Taiwan
casualties=106 killed

The 1964 Baihe earthquake (Chinese: 白河大地震), or Great Baihe Earthquake was a deadly earthquake measured at 6.3 M_L, [cite web |url=http://cgsweb.moeacgs.gov.tw/result/Fault/web/english/teaching/2006poster/2006poster.htm|title=The Paleoseismological Study in Taiwan|accessdate=2008-06-11 |publisher=Central Geological survey, MOEA |date= ] occurred at 20:04 CTS (UTC+8) on 18 January 1964 in Baihe Township of Tainan County, Taiwan. The hypocenter of the earthquake was 20 kilometers deep. [cite web |url=http://gis.geo.ncu.edu.tw/gis/eq/eqhazard.htm |title=台灣地區之災害性地震 |accessdate=2008-06-11 |publisher=National Central University |date= ] The earthquake killed 106 people, destroyed 10,924 buildings, and caused a great fire accident in Chiayi City. [cite web |url=http://volcano.gl.ntu.edu.tw/topic/taiwan_earthquake.htm|title=臺灣的地震與震災 |accessdate=2008-06-11 |publisher=National Taiwan University |date= ]

ee also

*1999 Chichi earthquake

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