November 24, 1951 Earthquake: Taiwan
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Taiwan on November 24, 1951 at 18:47:13 UTC. It killed 17 people.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- November 24, 1951
- Time
- 18:47:13 UTC
- Place
- Taiwan
- Magnitude
- 7.5 (Ms)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 22.900° N, 121.500° E
- Country
- Taiwan
The toll
- Deaths
- 17
- Injuries
- 250
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
November 25, 1951, 02:47:13 local time, Off the northeast coast of Taidong, Taiwan Province, 22.9 N, 121.5 E, magnitude 7.5. (reference #3939)
November 24, 1951, 18:50:19 UTC, near east coast of Taiwan, 23 N, 121.5 E, magnitude 7.3. Series of shocks killed 17, injured 250, and damaged 800 buildings in Hualien, Taitung and Kaosiung. (reference #45)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- April 20, 1935, Mialoi, Taiwan
- September 20, 1999, Nantou, Taichung, Taizhong, Taiwan
- 1721, Tainan, Taiwan
- June 6, 1862, Tainan, Taiwan
- March 16, 1906, Jiayi, Taiwan
- December 3, 1848, Zhanghua, Taiwan
- February 1845, Zhanghua, Taiwan
- December 16, 1941, Taiwan
- January 30, 1736, Tainan, Taiwan
- August 9, 1792, Jiayi, Tainan, Taiwan
- August 28, 1916, Taiwan
- November 5, 1904, Jiayi, Taiwan
- February 5, 2016, Tainan, Taiwan
- June 27, 1839, Jiayi, Taiwan
- January 18, 1964, Tainan, Taiwan
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 3985.