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href="#cite_note-USGS-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Depth</th><td class="infobox-data">43 km (27 mi)<sup id="cite_ref-USGS_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USGS-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Epicenter</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=2009_Hualien_earthquake&params=23.76_N_121.69_E_region:TW_type:event"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">23°46′N</span> <span class="longitude">121°41′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">23.76°N 121.69°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">23.76; 121.69</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fault_(geology)#Oblique-slip_faults" title="Fault (geology)">Oblique-slip</a><sup id="cite_ref-USGS_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USGS-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Areas affected</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><abbr title="Maximum">Max.</abbr> intensity</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="background-color:rgba(255, 255, 0); padding:4px; color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Modified_Mercalli_intensity_scale#mmi-6" title="Modified Mercalli intensity scale"><span style="color:black;">MMI VI (<i>Strong</i>)</span></a></span><sup id="cite_ref-USGS_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USGS-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Casualties</th><td class="infobox-data">1 dead, 14 injured<sup id="cite_ref-USGS_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USGS-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Taiwan_quake_intensity_19_Dec_2009.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Taiwan_quake_intensity_19_Dec_2009.jpg/220px-Taiwan_quake_intensity_19_Dec_2009.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="256" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Taiwan_quake_intensity_19_Dec_2009.jpg/330px-Taiwan_quake_intensity_19_Dec_2009.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Taiwan_quake_intensity_19_Dec_2009.jpg/440px-Taiwan_quake_intensity_19_Dec_2009.jpg 2x" data-file-width="612" data-file-height="711" /></a><figcaption>Intensity Map</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>2009 Hualien earthquake</b> occurred on December 19 at 21:02:14 (local time) with a <a href="/wiki/Moment_magnitude_scale" title="Moment magnitude scale">moment magnitude</a> of 6.4 and a maximum <a href="/wiki/Mercalli_intensity_scale" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercalli intensity scale">Mercalli 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Ten people were <a href="/wiki/Hospital" title="Hospital">hospitalized</a> following a <a href="/wiki/Chlorine" title="Chlorine">chlorine</a> leak in a hotel in Hualien.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The outer decorative wall of a restaurant in Hualien collapsed.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A fire broke out at a warehouse in <a href="/wiki/Taoyuan_County" title="Taoyuan County">Taoyuan County</a>, killing a man.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Hualien_earthquake&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_2009" title="List of earthquakes in 2009">List of earthquakes in 2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Taiwan" title="List of earthquakes in Taiwan">List of earthquakes in Taiwan</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Hualien_earthquake&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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