Taiwan earthquakes in 1929
10 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Taiwan in 1929. The largest: M6.6 57 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan, Aug 19, 1929.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1929 was located in Taiwan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1929
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.3100 km SW of Kaohsiung, Taiwan · 15 km deep
- 5.793 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 15 km deep
- 5.734 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 35 km deep
- 6.045 km SW of Yilan, Taiwan · 35 km deep
- 5.935 km SE of Hsinchu, Taiwan · 35 km deep
- 6.350 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 15 km deep
- 6.249 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 15 km deep
- 6.657 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 35 km deep
- 5.542 km E of Jiufen, Taiwan · 35 km deep
- 5.823 km E of Puli, Taiwan · 35 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1929 | 1 | 5.8 | 23 km E of Puli, Taiwan |
| February 1929 | 1 | 5.5 | 42 km E of Jiufen, Taiwan |
| March 1929 | 0 | ||
| April 1929 | 0 | ||
| May 1929 | 0 | ||
| June 1929 | 0 | ||
| July 1929 | 0 | ||
| August 1929 | 4 | 6.6 | 57 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| September 1929 | 2 | 6.0 | 45 km SW of Yilan, Taiwan |
| October 1929 | 2 | 6.3 | 100 km SW of Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| November 1929 | 0 | ||
| December 1929 | 0 |
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.