M6.5 earthquake Taiwan

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck in Taiwan on Mon, Oct 22, 1951, 1:17 PM GMT+8 (05:17 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.0 31 km SW of Hualien City, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem894826. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:08 PM UTC.