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Today in history: The 1935 Taichung Earthquake in Taiwan the Great Solomon Islands Earthquake in 1977

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On April 21, 1935, the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Taichung, Taiwan

At 06:02 local time on April 21, 1935, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake occurred north of Taichung City, Taiwan, and 6 strong aftershocks occurred in Hsinchu County, Taiwan 12 seconds after the main earthquake, and the entire island of Taiwan was strongly felt at the time of the earthquake, and there were also obvious earthquakes in the coastal areas of Fujian, China.

Today in history: The 1935 Taichung Earthquake in Taiwan the Great Solomon Islands Earthquake in 1977
Today in history: The 1935 Taichung Earthquake in Taiwan the Great Solomon Islands Earthquake in 1977

The devastating earthquake was the deadliest ever recorded in Taiwan, killing at least 3,276 people, injuring 12,053, destroying 17,907 homes and damaging 36,781. The infrastructure of the entire island of Taiwan has suffered severe damage, with severe damage to transportation, communications, water supply networks. A few hours before the main quake, there were reports of precursors of well water boiling near the epicenter.

Today in history: The 1935 Taichung Earthquake in Taiwan the Great Solomon Islands Earthquake in 1977

On April 21, 1977, the Solomon Islands received three consecutive earthquakes of magnitude 7.5

On April 21, 1977, at 07:42, 07:49 and 12:24, there were successive earthquakes of magnitude 7.5, magnitude 7.5 and magnitude 7.5 in Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, and a magnitude 6.7 foreshock half an hour before the three earthquakes, which killed at least 52 people, but the earthquake did not cause a widespread destructive tsunami.

Today in history: The 1935 Taichung Earthquake in Taiwan the Great Solomon Islands Earthquake in 1977

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