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Taiwan Formosa China 1935 Earthquake Old Postcard Hsinchu Guild Hall Sq 新竹公會堂橫廣場

Publisher: 台灣日日新報社發行
Background: 1935年 新竹－台中地震, 又名關刀山地震, 后里大地震、清水大地震、屯子腳大地震或墩仔腳大地震. The 1935 Shinchiku-Taichū earthquake occurred with a Richter magnitude of 7.1 (7.0 Mw) in April 1935 with its epicenter in Shinchiku Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan (modern day Taichung). It was the deadliest earthquake in Taiwan's recorded history, claiming 3,276 lives and causing extensive damage. 12 seconds after the mainshock, an aftershock of ML 6.0 occurred, centered on Gabi Village (present-day Emei Township, Hsinchu County).

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