Taiwan earthquakes in 1938
10 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Taiwan in 1938. The largest: M7.1 21 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan, Sep 7, 1938.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1938 was located in Taiwan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1938
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.8101 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 15 km deep
- 6.094 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 15 km deep
- 5.9126 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 15 km deep
- 7.0113 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 15 km deep
- 5.78 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 15 km deep
- 6.332 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 15 km deep
- 7.121 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 15 km deep
- 6.181 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 25 km deep
- 6.1northeast of Taiwan · 15 km deep
- 5.677 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 25 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1938 | 0 | ||
| February 1938 | 0 | ||
| March 1938 | 0 | ||
| April 1938 | 0 | ||
| May 1938 | 0 | ||
| June 1938 | 1 | 5.6 | 77 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| July 1938 | 1 | 6.1 | northeast of Taiwan |
| August 1938 | 0 | ||
| September 1938 | 2 | 7.1 | 21 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| October 1938 | 1 | 6.3 | 32 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| November 1938 | 1 | 5.7 | 8 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| December 1938 | 4 | 7.0 | 113 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.