Taiwan earthquakes in 1939
4 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Taiwan in 1939. The largest: M6.2 49 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan, May 16, 1939.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1939 was located in Taiwan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1939
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1939 | 0 | ||
| February 1939 | 0 | ||
| March 1939 | 0 | ||
| April 1939 | 0 | ||
| May 1939 | 1 | 6.2 | 49 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| June 1939 | 1 | 5.7 | 101 km E of Yujing, Taiwan |
| July 1939 | 0 | ||
| August 1939 | 1 | 5.5 | 81 km ESE of Hengchun, Taiwan |
| September 1939 | 0 | ||
| October 1939 | 0 | ||
| November 1939 | 1 | 5.8 | 25 km NNE of Taichung, Taiwan |
| December 1939 | 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.