Taiwan earthquakes in 1930
9 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Taiwan in 1930. The largest: M6.7 50 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan, Aug 21, 1930.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1930 was located in Taiwan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1930
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.211 km SSE of Pizitou, Taiwan · 15 km deep
- 6.212 km SW of Pizitou, Taiwan · 15 km deep
- 5.822 km SW of Pizitou, Taiwan · 15 km deep
- 6.223 km NW of Yujing, Taiwan · 15 km deep
- 6.017 km SSW of Pizitou, Taiwan · 15 km deep
- 5.952 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan · 35 km deep
- 6.750 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan · 15 km deep
- 6.025 km WNW of Douliu, Taiwan · 15 km deep
- 6.080 km SE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1930 | 0 | ||
| February 1930 | 0 | ||
| March 1930 | 0 | ||
| April 1930 | 0 | ||
| May 1930 | 1 | 6.0 | 80 km SE of Hengchun, Taiwan |
| June 1930 | 0 | ||
| July 1930 | 0 | ||
| August 1930 | 2 | 6.7 | 50 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan |
| September 1930 | 0 | ||
| October 1930 | 0 | ||
| November 1930 | 1 | 5.9 | 52 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan |
| December 1930 | 5 | 6.2 | 11 km SSE of Pizitou, 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.