Asian Disaster Reduction Center（ADRC）

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Taiwan : Earthquake : 2002/03/31
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Duration	2002/03/31
Country or District	Taiwan
Name	Earthquake
Outline	A powerful earthquake of Magnitude 7.1 hit Taiwan Sunday afternoon, causing massive damage to the capital city.

Headline(Source, Date)
Personal Injury	Material Damage	Others
Reuters 2002/04/01
Dead：5 people Injured：272 people		Over 350 aftershocks have been recorded since 31 April earthquake.

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Report/Articles

Reuters 2002/04/01
killed five people and injured 272 others
CNN news 2002/03/31
Five people are confirmed dead
BBC news 2002/03/31
A powerful earthquake has shaken Taiwan, killing at least four people and injuring more than 200.
Reuters AlertNet
Strong quake kills four in Taiwan, 222 injured
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Information Bulletin 2002/03/31
OCHA ReliefWeb
Situation Report No. 1 2002/03/31
yahoo!news 2002/03/31
Four Die in Taiwan Earthquake and more than 200 others injured, most lightly.
msn news 2002/03/31
Earthquake hits Taiwan.
BBC News 2002/03/31
A powerful earthquake has shaken Taiwan, killing at least four people and injuring more than 200 on March 31, 2002.
CNN news 2002/03/31
Powerful quake hits Taiwan
asahi.com 2002/03/31
Taiwan's central weather bureau measured the quake at 6 in magnitude

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USGS National Earthquake Information Center
A major earthquake occurred NEAR THE NORTHEAST COAST OF TAIWAN, about 65 miles (100 km) southeast of Taipei at 11:52 PM MST yesterday, Mar 30, 2002 (Mar 31 at 2:52 PM local time in Taiwan).