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1935 Shinchiku-Taichū earthquake

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The great number of casualties in the earthquake prompted a review of safety standards, with the colonial Japanese government implementing building codes of a similar standard to those in force in Japan in the wake of the disaster. Locals were apparently appreciative of the efforts of Japanese
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was observed in various locations, and a 3 m (10 ft) drop between the two sides of the fault was in evidence at Gabi Village. The most serious damage from the quake was located in Shinchiku Prefecture and
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Residents in central Taiwan reported that several days before the earthquake there were "signs in the sky" of impending disaster, while locals from Kiyomizu Town,
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The infrastructure of the island also sustained severe damage, with transportation, communications, and water networks heavily compromised.
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penned "Investigation and relief work in Taiwan’s earthquake disaster zones," considered an early work of literary journalism in Taiwan.
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A number of aftershocks followed the main quake, with the largest registering 6.0 with an epicentre at Gabi.
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The initial shock happened at 06:02 local time on 21 April 1935. The epicentre was in the village of
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author Lin Ta-piao wrote the "Great Central Taiwan Earthquake New Song" about the earthquake.
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policemen in recovering bodies, given local superstitions against touching the dead.
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Great Taiwan Earthquake: The 1935 Central Taiwan Earthquake Disaster Report
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National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering
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indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths
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1935 Shinchiku-Taichū earthquake is located in Taiwan
UTC
ISC
904224
ANSS
ComCat
Mw
24°17′38″N 120°40′30″E / 24.294°N 120.675°E / 24.294; 120.675
Shinchiku Prefecture
Japanese Taiwan
MMI VIII (Severe)

Longteng Bridge
Sanyi
Miaoli County
Richter magnitude
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Miaoli
Shinchiku Prefecture
deadliest earthquake in Taiwan's recorded history
ML
Emei Township
Hsinchu County
Shinchiku Prefecture
Hengchun
Fuzhou
Xiamen
China
Taiwan Strait

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