June 2013 Nantou earthquake

June 2013 Nantou earthquake

UTC  time	2013-06-02 05:43
ISC  event	603042353
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	2 June 2013 (2013-06-02)
Local time	13:43
Magnitude	6.2 Mw
Depth	10.0 kilometres (6 mi)
Epicenter	23°52′N121°00′E / 23.87°N 121.00°E / 23.87; 121.00
Areas affected	Taiwan (Nantou County, Taichung)
Max. intensity	MMI VI (Strong)
Casualties	5 deaths, 18 injuries [1] [2] [3]

The 2013 Nantou earthquake struck central Taiwan with a moment magnitude of 6.2 on 2 June at 1:43 p.m. local time. ^[4] The epicenter was located in mountainous terrain in Ren'ai Township, Nantou County, Taiwan, not far from Sun Moon Lake, close to the epicentre of another large earthquake a little over two months earlier. ^[4] News reports indicate that five people were killed; three in Nantou County and two in neighbouring Chiayi County. ^{[1] [3]} The earthquake could be felt in Hong Kong, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong, China.

See also

• List of earthquakes in 2013
• List of earthquakes in Taiwan

References

1. "Death toll from quake reaches four: officials", Taipei Times, 4 June 2013, retrieved 4 June 2013
2. "中央災害應變中心 – 災害應變專區". nfa.gov.tw. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
3. "地震落石砸傷 女子不治". Central News Agency (Taiwan). Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
4. 地震報告 (in Chinese). 2 June 2013. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.

Further reading

• Liao, Yi-Wun; Zhao, Li; Ma, Kuo-Fong; Lin, Yen-Yu; Hsieh, Ming-Che (2020), "Two Earthquake Sequences Nearly a Century Apart Reveal a Conjugate Seismogenic System in Central Taiwan", Seismological Research Letters, 91 (3): 1469–1481, doi:10.1785/0220190335, S2CID   216443753