M7.8 earthquake Taiwan
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck in Taiwan on Sun, Nov 25, 1951, 2:50 AM GMT+8 (18:50 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.8 (mw), major
- Local time
- UTC
- 1951-11-24 18:50:24 UTC
- Depth
- 30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.092° N, 121.214° 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
- 27.1% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 3.4 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
- ±0.21
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.4101 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 27329 days ago · 30 km deep · 36 km away
- 6.177 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan · 27320 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayTaiwan earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem894988. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:05 AM UTC.