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M8.1 earthquake, 1910 Taiwan Earthquake, 1910-04-12

MagnitudeM8.1mw

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Depth235 km

Time (UTC)1910-04-12 00:22

Rank in 19101 / 57among M6+

Rank since 190052 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×1,413approx.

1910 Taiwan Earthquake · 25.97, 124.30

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1910 M8.1M8.1

1922 M7.7M7.7

1938 M7.7M7.7

1966 M7.5M7.5

1917 M7.3M7.3

1915 M7.3M7.3

1915 M7.2M7.2

1963 M7.2M7.2

1958 M7.2M7.2

2002 M7.1M7.1

1922 M7.0M7.0

1923 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.5 1906-05-02	1906-05-02 01:13	25 km	88 km NW of Hirara, Japan

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.