A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck central Taiwan, killing five people and felt across parts of China.
Key Facts
- Moment magnitude
- 6.2 Mw
- Date and time
- 2 June 2013, 1:43 p.m. local time
- Deaths
- 5 (3 in Nantou County, 2 in Chiayi County)
- Epicenter
- Ren'ai Township, Nantou County, near Sun Moon Lake
- Felt in
- Hong Kong, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Central Taiwan sits along a seismically active zone; Ren'ai Township in Nantou County had already been struck by a significant earthquake roughly two months before this event, indicating ongoing tectonic stress in the region's mountainous interior.
On 2 June 2013 at 1:43 p.m. local time, a moment magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Ren'ai Township, Nantou County, with its epicenter in mountainous terrain near Sun Moon Lake. Shaking was felt as far away as Hong Kong and several coastal Chinese provinces.
Five people were killed — three in Nantou County and two in neighboring Chiayi County. The earthquake's wide felt area across southern China and Hong Kong underscored the event's regional reach, though casualties remained concentrated in central Taiwan.
Human Cost
Each dot represents approximately 10,000 deaths. Total estimated: 5 (earthquake)