gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.photos:G02115DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce (comp)19990921On September 21, 1999, at 1:47 AM local time, a magnitude MW 7.6 earthquake was felt throughout the island of Taiwan. A five county area, including the city of Taichung, experienced the greatest number of casualties and most severe damage. 2,405 deaths and 10,718 injuries were reported. As many as 82,000 housing units were damaged or destroyed, resulting in nearly 600,000 people being temporarily or permanently displaced from their homes.To provide hazard information.19990921UnknownCompletenotPlanned120.51212424NASA/GCMD Earth Science KeywordsEARTH SCIENCE > Solid Earth > Seismology > Earthquake OccurrencesEARTH SCIENCE > Solid Earth > Seismology > Earthquake DynamicsEARTH SCIENCE > Solid Earth > Tectonics > FaultsINFOTERRA Keyword ThesaurusINFOTERRA > Disasters > Catastrophic Phenomena > EarthquakesINFOTERRA > Lithosphere > Seismic Activity > Seismic ActivityNASA/GCMD Data Center KeywordsWDC/MGG, BOULDER > World Data Center for Marine Geology and Geophysics, BoulderDOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of CommerceGetty Thesuarus of Geographic NamesAsia > Taiwan > Nan-t'ou Chen > Chi-chiRestriction Code: otherRestrictions; DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of CommerceUser Servicesphysical and mailing NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC E/GC 325 Broadway BoulderCO80305-3328(303) 497-6826ngdc.info@noaa.govUnknown 20110406Heather McCulloughDOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commercemailing and physical NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC E/GC3 325 Broadway BoulderCO80305-3328(303) 497-3707Heather.McCullough@noaa.govContent Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata: Extensions for Remote Sensing MetadataFGDC-STD-012-2002