1999 Taiwan earthquake

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:earthquake
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Changhua
gptkb:Chiayi
gptkb:Nantou
gptkb:Taichung
gptkb:Taiwan
gptkb:Yunlin
gptkbp:aftermath over 9,000
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:921_earthquake
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 7.6 Mw
gptkbp:casualties over 11,000 injured
2415 deaths
29 missing
gptkbp:consequence 6.8 Mw on 1999-09-26
gptkbp:date 1999-09-21
gptkbp:destroyedBy NT$300 billion (US$10 billion)
over 100,000 buildings destroyed
gptkbp:epicenter gptkb:Jiji,_Nantou_County,_Taiwan
gptkbp:fault gptkb:Chelungpu_Fault
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1999 Taiwan earthquake
gptkbp:latitude 23.85 N
gptkbp:longitude 120.81 E
gptkbp:maximumDepth 8 km
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:921_Earthquake_Museum_of_Taiwan
gptkbp:period 01:47:12 local time
gptkbp:response gptkb:treaty
Taiwanese government emergency response
gptkbp:significance led to major changes in building codes
one of the deadliest disasters in Taiwan's history
triggered landslides and infrastructure collapse
gptkbp:tectonicSetting collision zone between Eurasian Plate and Philippine Sea Plate
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Special_Malaysia_Disaster_Assistance_and_Rescue_Team_(SMART)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7