Taiwan earthquakes in 1937
9 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Taiwan in 1937. The largest: M6.9 86 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan, Dec 8, 1937.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1937 was located in Taiwan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1937
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.695 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 15 km deep
- 6.798 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan · 15 km deep
- 6.1109 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 15 km deep
- 6.986 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 15 km deep
- 5.537 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 25 km deep
- 5.639 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 15 km deep
- 5.644 km ENE of Yujing, Taiwan · 10 km deep
- 5.326 km S of Hsinchu, Taiwan · 15 km deep
- 5.665 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 35 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1937 | 1 | 5.6 | 65 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| February 1937 | 0 | ||
| March 1937 | 1 | 5.3 | 26 km S of Hsinchu, Taiwan |
| April 1937 | 3 | 5.6 | 44 km ENE of Yujing, Taiwan |
| May 1937 | 0 | ||
| June 1937 | 0 | ||
| July 1937 | 0 | ||
| August 1937 | 0 | ||
| September 1937 | 0 | ||
| October 1937 | 0 | ||
| November 1937 | 0 | ||
| December 1937 | 4 | 6.9 | 86 km ESE of Yujing, 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.