Taiwan earthquakes

M6.7 earthquake 38 km SE of Puli, Taiwan

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 38 km SE of Puli, Taiwan on Mon, Oct 22, 1951, 12:28 PM GMT+8 (04:28 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.8 Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
6.7 (mw), strong
Local time
UTC
1951-10-22 04:28:12 UTC
Depth
25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.769° N, 121.282° E
Region
Taiwan
Strongest shaking
VI, 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
VI, strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration
22.4% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
3.0 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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
±0.34
Depth from
From location

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 3.7 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.5Taiwan · 27370 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 7.031 km SW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 27370 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 6.510 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 27370 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 6.627 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 27370 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 6.328 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 27370 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 6.529 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 27370 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 6.5Taiwan · 27370 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 6.513 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 27370 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 6.269 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 27370 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 6.052 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 27369 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 6.351 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 27369 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 5.942 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 27369 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 6.622 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 27369 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 6.311 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 27369 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 6.148 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 27369 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 6.33 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 27368 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 5.923 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 27368 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 6.029 km N of Hualien City, Taiwan · 27368 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 6.66 km NW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 27367 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 6.117 km N of Hualien City, Taiwan · 27364 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 5.930 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 27352 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 7.381 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 27337 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 7.8Taiwan · 27336 days ago · 30 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 7.227 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 27370 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 7.558 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 27370 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem894825. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:19 AM UTC.