Significant earthquakes of 2006

April 1, 2006 Earthquake: T'Ait-Tung, Taiwan

April 1, 2006 · M6.2

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck T'Ait-Tung, Taiwan on April 1, 2006 at 10:02:19 UTC, 9 km below the surface.

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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
April 1, 2006
Time
10:02:19 UTC
Place
T'Ait-Tung, Taiwan
Magnitude
6.2 (Mw)
Focal depth
9 km (6 mi)
Tsunami
None recorded
Epicenter
22.868° N, 121.278° E
Country
Taiwan

The toll

Injuries
42
Damage
Limited (under about $1 million)
Houses destroyed
Some (about 51 to 100)

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.

Forty-two people injured and some buildings

damaged in T'ai-tung County. Felt in much of Taiwan.

Recorded (6 TAP) at T'ai-tung. Recorded (5 TAP) in

T'ai-tung; (4 TAP) in Kao-hsiung, P'ing-tung and T'ai-

nan; (3 TAP) in Chia-i, Hua-lien, Nan-t'ou and Yun-

lin; (2 TAP) in Chang-hua, Miao-li and I-lan; (1 TAP)

in P'eng-hu Counties. (sbove from reference #1053)

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

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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 7236.