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| Date | 4 March 2010 00:18:52 UTC |
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| Magnitude | 6.4 ML |
| Depth | 5 kilometres (3 mi)[1] |
| Epicenter location | 22°54′11″N 120°49′23″E / 22.903°N 120.823°ECoordinates: 22°54′11″N 120°49′23″E / 22.903°N 120.823°E |
| Countries or regions affected | Jiaxian Township, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan |
| Tsunami | no |
| Casualties | 96 injuries[2] |
The 2010 Kaohsiung Earthquake measuring 6.4 ML occurred on March 4, 2010 at 00:18:52 UTC. The epicenter was located in the mountainous area of Kaohsiung County of the southwestern Taiwan.[3] It was the most powerful earthquake in Kaohsiung since 1900.[4] The quake didn't cause death, but injured 96 people.[2]
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545,066 houses on the island suffered a power outage.[5] A bridge which connects Kaohsiung and Pingtung was blocked since it sunk after the quake.[5] Some trains of THSR were disrupted,[6] and one was de-railed while in an emergency braking.[7] 340 buildings of several schools had damaged by the quake. A religious building and some old structures collapsed.[8]
A fire occurred at a factory of the Everest Textile Co., Ltd (宏遠興業) in Tainan County.[9] The company lost more than 100 millions NTD from this fire. The quake also caused about 1 billions NTD loss to several manufacturers in a high-tech industrial park.[10]
The earthquake was followed by several aftershocks; the largest had a magnitude of 5.7 on the Richter scale.[11]
While the government continues to monitor the situation, Taiwan's Ministry of Defense dispatched troops to Jiaxian.
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