September 7, 1903 Earthquake: Taiwan

Name: September 7, 1903 Earthquake: Taiwan
Start: 1903-09-07
Location: Taiwan

September 7, 1903

An earthquake struck Taiwan on September 7, 1903. It caused a tsunami.

Map

Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

The earthquake

Date: September 7, 1903
Place: Taiwan
Tsunami: Yes: the tsunami it caused
Country: Taiwan

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

Reference #414:

September 7, 1903, 23:00 [local time] there was an earthquake and tidal waves on Taiwan Island.

Reference #150:

Probably a storm surge.

Significant earthquakes of 1903 The 1900s Every quake the USGS located in 1903 This day in weather history

Sources

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 6554.