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Earthquake in Taiwan

1972 Ruisui earthquake

UTC time	1972-04-24 09:57:21
ISC event	774714
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	April 24, 1972 (1972-04-24)
Local time	17:57:21
Magnitude	7.2 M_s
Depth	15 km
Epicenter	23°30′N 121°24′E / 23.5°N 121.4°E / 23.5; 121.4
Areas affected	Taiwan
Casualties	5 dead

The 1972 Ruisui earthquake (also known as the 1972 Juisui earthquake) occurred on April 24 at 17:57 local time. The magnitude of this earthquake was given as M_s 7.2 by the United States Geological Survey and M_L 6.9 by the Central Weather Bureau of Taiwan. The epicenter was located near Ruisui Township, Hualien County, Taiwan. The intensity was shindo 4 in Taipei and Hualien. Five people were reported dead. The Ruisui Bridge (Chinese: 瑞穗大橋) was destroyed. The water treatment plant in Ruisui was damaged.

This earthquake was caused by the Juisui Fault with a vertical movement of 70 centimeters (28 in). The Juisui Fault is a segment of the 150 kilometers (93 mi) long Longitudinal Valley Fault, which is a left-lateral fault with a reverse component. The boundary between the Eurasian plate and the Philippine Plate lies along the Longitudinal Valley Fault.

References

"Tectonic Summary Magnitude 7.6 TAIWAN 1999 September 20 17:47:18 UTC". Earthquake Hazards Program. United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2010-01-18. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
"地震百問" (PDF) (in Chinese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-25. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
"台灣的地震與防災教育" (PDF) (in Chinese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
"瑞穗鄉志大事記" (PDF) (in Chinese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
"表1-3：花蓮縣地震斷層概況" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2011-08-17. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
"台灣活動斷層調查的回顧與展望" [Review and Prospect of Active Fault Investigation in Taiwan] (PDF) (in Chinese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03.
http://twgeoref.moeacgs.gov.tw/storage/2008%5C20080070/eab.pdf
Hickman, John B; Wiltschko, David V; Hung, Jih-Hao; Fang, Peng; Bock, Yehuda (2002), "Structure and evolution of the active fold-and-thrust belt of southwestern Taiwan from Global Positioning System analysis", Special Paper 358: Geology and geophysics of an arc-continent collision, Taiwan, vol. 358, p. 75, doi:10.1130/0-8137-2358-2.75, ISBN 978-0-8137-2358-7

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The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.

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