September 2022 Taitung earthquakes

Name: September 2022 Taitung earthquakes
Start: 2022

2022 CE.

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Two earthquakes affected Taitung and Hualien Counties, Taiwan within hours of each other. The first earthquake struck Taitung on September 17, 2022, occurring with a magnitude of 6.5 Mw, causing minor damage and some injuries. The second earthquake occurred roughly a day after the first tremor struck the same area, with a stronger magnitude of 6.9 Mw. Both earthquakes had maximum Modified Mercalli intensities of VII (Very strong) and IX (Violent), respectively.

Text from the Wikipedia article 2022 Taitung earthquakes, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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