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1906 Meishan earthquake

1906 CE · Taiwan, Asia · Disaster

1906 Meishan earthquake
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The 1906 Meishan earthquake was centered on Moe'akhe, Kagi-cho, Japanese Taiwan and occurred on March 17. Referred to at the time as the Great Kagi earthquake, it is the third-deadliest earthquake in Taiwan's recorded history, claiming around 1,260 lives. The shock had a surface-wave magnitude of 6. 8 and a Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent).

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