On the same day as the Chiayi tremor, an earthquake struck Papua New Guinea, north of Australia, causing tidal waves which swept away several villages.
就在嘉義發生地震的同一天，在澳洲北方海域中的巴布亞紐幾內亞也發生地震，地震並引起海嘯，吞沒了數個村落。