Chichi earthquake (traditional Chinese: 集集大地震; pinyin: jíjí dàdìzhèn), also known as the 921 earthquake (traditional Chinese: 九二一大地震) occurred at 1:47:15.9 CST (17:47:15.9 UTC) on September 21, 1999 in Chichi, Nantou, Taiwan and measured 7.3 on the Richter scale. Its epicentre was at 23.85° N latitude, 120.82° E longitude, 9.2 km (5.7 mi) southwest of the Sun Moon Lake. The depth was 8.0 km (5.0 mi).
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