page_title: 2016 southern Taiwan earthquake
section_title: Reactions
hierarchical_section_title: 2016 southern Taiwan earthquake / Disaster response / Reactions
caption_attribution_description: 中文（繁體）‎: 京城銀行新化分行，位於臺灣臺南市新化區中山路586號，在2016年高雄地震向右傾斜。English: Hsinhua Branch of King's Town Bank, damaged by Kaohsiung earthquake.
context_page_description: At 03:57 local time on 6 February 2016, an earthquake with a moment magnitude of 6.4 struck 28 km northeast of Pingtung City in southern Taiwan, in the Meinong District of Kaohsiung. The earthquake struck at a depth of around 23 km. Its comparatively shallow depth caused more intense reverberations on the surface. The earthquake had a maximum intensity of VII on the Mercalli intensity scale, causing widespread damage and 116 deaths. Almost all of the deaths were caused by a collapsed residential building, named Weiguan Jinlong in Yongkang District, except two others, whom were killed in Gueiren District. Sixty-eight aftershocks have occurred. The earthquake was the deadliest earthquake in Taiwan since the 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake.
context_section_description: Taipei 101 put on a lighting display on Saturday night to pay tribute to the earthquake victims. Tennis athletes Chan Yung-jan and Chan Hao-ching dedicated their Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Group I victory to the earthquake victims.
  During her visit to Tainan, President-elect Tsai Ing-wen said that safety checks of old buildings and urban renewal will be the top priority of her administration, later stating that Taiwan has become a developed society that demands improved public infrastructure and better quality of life. When meeting with the quake victims treated at hospital, Tsai promised that rescue efforts will continue and that rescue teams will not give up hope.
caption: Hsinhua branch of King's Town Bank
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