Taiwan earthquakes in 1922
9 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Taiwan in 1922. The largest: M7.7 50 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan, Sep 2, 1922.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1922 was located in Taiwan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1922
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.542 km SSE of Hsinchu, Taiwan · 35 km deep
- 6.76 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 15 km deep
- 7.030 km S of Daxi, Taiwan · 15 km deep
- 6.123 km W of Taoyuan City, Taiwan · 15 km deep
- 6.734 km SSW of Yilan, Taiwan · 35 km deep
- 6.526 km SW of Yilan, Taiwan · 15 km deep
- 7.750 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan · 20 km deep
- 6.135 km WNW of Douliu, Taiwan · 15 km deep
- 6.112 km ESE of Tainan, Taiwan · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1922 | 0 | ||
| February 1922 | 0 | ||
| March 1922 | 0 | ||
| April 1922 | 1 | 6.1 | 12 km ESE of Tainan, Taiwan |
| May 1922 | 1 | 6.1 | 35 km WNW of Douliu, Taiwan |
| June 1922 | 0 | ||
| July 1922 | 0 | ||
| August 1922 | 0 | ||
| September 1922 | 3 | 7.7 | 50 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan |
| October 1922 | 3 | 7.0 | 30 km S of Daxi, Taiwan |
| November 1922 | 0 | ||
| December 1922 | 1 | 6.5 | 42 km SSE of Hsinchu, Taiwan |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.