The Chi-Chi earthquake (later also known as the Jiji earthquake or the great earthquake of September 21), was a 7.3 ML or 7.7 Mw earthquake which occurred...
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and over 1,100 were injured in the earthquake. It is the strongest earthquake in Taiwan since the 1999 Jiji earthquake, with three aftershocks above Mw...
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Chelungpu Fault (section 1999 Jiji earthquake)
Chēlóngbù Duàncéng) is an active fault located in Taiwan. It caused the 1999 Jiji earthquake. The Chelungpu fault is a North–South-trending fault in Miaoli County...
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Earthquakes are caused by movements within the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle. They range from weak events detectable only by seismometers, to sudden...
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number of major earthquakes, including the 1906 Meishan earthquake and the 1999 Jiji earthquake. Inside Taiwan the Central Weather Bureau is the organisation...
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in Taiwan Jiji railway station, a railway station serving Jiji Jiji Line, a railway line serving Jiji Jiji Press, a Japanese news agency Jiji.ng, a Nigerian...
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museum is dedicated to the 7.3 earthquake that struck the center of Taiwan at 01:47:12.6 TST on Tuesday, 21 September 1999. The museum is located on the...
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implemented routine fire and earthquake drills in hospitals and other public establishments following the devastating 1999 Jiji earthquake that occurred earlier...
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Tunghsing Building (category 1999 Jiji earthquake)
District, Taipei, Taiwan. The original building was destroyed by the 1999 Jiji earthquake. It was the only building in Taipei to be completely destroyed by...
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of major earthquakes by the dollar value of property (public and private) losses directly attributable to the earthquake. Only earthquakes that have...
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