M7.0 earthquake 30 km S of Daxi, Taiwan
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck 30 km S of Daxi, Taiwan on Sun, Oct 15, 1922, 7:46 AM GMT+8 (23:46 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.0 (Mw, moment), strong
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1922-10-14 23:46:53 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.612° N, 121.242° E
- Region
- Taiwan
- Strongest shaking
- VII, very strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VII, very strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 26.4% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 3.3 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.27
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 4.0 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.76 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 37963 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
- 6.542 km SSE of Hsinchu, Taiwan · 37927 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem912041. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:18 AM UTC.