September 1, 1922 Earthquake: Taiwan
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Taiwan on September 1, 1922 at 19:16:06 UTC. It killed 5 people.
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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 1, 1922
- Time
- 19:16:06 UTC
- Place
- Taiwan
- Magnitude
- 7.6 (Ms)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 24.500° N, 122.000° E
- Country
- Taiwan
The toll
- Deaths
- 5
- Injuries
- 7
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 139
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
September 2, 1922, 03:16:06 local time, Off the southeast coast of YiIan, Taiwan Province, 24.5 N, 122 E, magnitude 7.6.
In Taibei and the northern part of Xinzhu, houses of 14 households completely collapsed, 22 partly collapsed, 139 were destroyed. 5 persons were killed, 7 injured. (Others said, "In Yilan, Taibei, Xinzhu, 25 houses collapsed, with loss of 5 lives").
The shock was felt in the whole island, the seashore
of Fujian was also affected. There were many
aftershocks: 436 were felt in September. By May of the next year, 768 shocks occurred altogether.
(above from reference #3939)
September 1, 1922, 19:16:06 UTC, 24.5 N, 122 E, magnitude 7.6. (reference #88)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- May 22, 1782, Tainan, Taiwan
- April 20, 1935, Mialoi, Taiwan
- July 16, 1935, Xiinzhu, Taiwan
- September 20, 1999, Nantou, Taichung, Taizhong, Taiwan
- March 16, 1906, Jiayi, Taiwan
- December 3, 1848, Zhanghua, Taiwan
- December 18, 1867, Chilung (Keelung), Taiwan
- February 1845, Zhanghua, Taiwan
- August 9, 1792, Jiayi, Tainan, Taiwan
- August 28, 1916, Taiwan
- October 13, 1815, Taiwan
- October 22, 1951, Taiwan
- April 12, 1910, Taiwan
- March 19, 1897, Yilan, Taiwan
- January 4, 1917, Puli, Taiwan
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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 3198.