:2009 Hualien earthquake

{{Short description|6.4 Mw earthquake in Taiwan}}

{{Infobox earthquake

| name = 2009 Hualien earthquake

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| lat = 23.76

| long = 121.69

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| marksize = 40

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| timestamp = 2009-12-19 13:02:14

| isc-event = 14196435

| anss-url = iscgem14196435

| local-date = {{Start date|2009|12|19}}

| local-time = 21:02:14

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| magnitude = 6.4 {{M|w|link=y}}

| depth = {{convert|43|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| location = {{coord|23.76|121.69|region:TW_type:event|display=inline,title}}

| type = Oblique-slip

| affected = Taiwan

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| intensity = {{MMI|VI}}

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| casualties = 1 dead, 14 injured

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image:Taiwan quake intensity 19 Dec 2009.jpg

The 2009 Hualien earthquake occurred on December 19 at 21:02:14 (local time) with a moment magnitude of 6.4 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). The oblique-slip event took place off the coast of Hualien, Taiwan. Strong shaking could be felt in Hualien City (Shindo 5 according to Central Weather Bureau) and Taipei (Shindo 4 according to Central Weather Bureau).{{cite web|url=http://www.cwb.gov.tw/|title=中央氣象局全球資訊網首頁|last=交通部中央氣象局|date=20 February 2009|publisher=Central Weather Administration}} The earthquake could also be felt in Hong Konghttp://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/091219/1/1x9q3.html{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and Xiamen, China,{{Cite web |url=http://udn.com/NEWS/NATIONAL/NATS5/5319094.shtml |title=國內要聞 | 聯合新聞網 |access-date=2009-12-20 |archive-date=2012-07-15 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715234822/http://udn.com/NEWS/NATIONAL/NATS5/5319094.shtml |url-status=dead }} and on several islands between Yonaguni and Tarama, Japan.http://sankei.jp.msn.com/affairs/disaster/091219/dst0912192308018-n1.htm{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}