1999 Jiji earthquake
UTC time | 1999-09-20 17:47:16
ISC event | 1718616
USGS-ANSS | ComCat
Local date | 21 September 1999; 20 years ago (1999-09-21)
Local time | 01:47:12 local time
Magnitude | 7.7 Mw / 7.3 ML
Depth | 33 km (20.5 mi)
Epicenter | Jiji (Chi-Chi), Nantou, Taiwan 23°46′19″N 120°58′55″E﻿ / ﻿23.772°N 120.982°E﻿ / 23.772; 120.982
Areas affected | Taiwan
Peak acceleration | 1.92 g
Peak velocity | 184.58 cm/s
Casualties | 2,415 killed 29 missing 11,305 injured 51,711 buildings destroyed 53,768 buildings damaged