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2016 Kaohsiung earthquake

2016 CE · Taiwan, Asia · Disaster

2016 Kaohsiung earthquake
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At 03:57 local time on 6 February 2016, an earthquake with a moment magnitude of 6. 4 struck 28 km (17 mi) northeast of Pingtung City in southern Taiwan, in the Meinong District of Kaohsiung. The earthquake struck at a depth of around 23 km (14 mi). Its comparatively shallow depth caused more intense reverberations on the surface.

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