Taiwan earthquakes in 1957
3 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Taiwan in 1957. The largest: M6.9 3 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan, Feb 24, 1957.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1957 was located in Taiwan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1957
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 1957 | 0 | ||
| February 1957 | 1 | 6.9 | 3 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| March 1957 | 0 | ||
| April 1957 | 0 | ||
| May 1957 | 0 | ||
| June 1957 | 0 | ||
| July 1957 | 0 | ||
| August 1957 | 1 | 6.0 | 22 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| September 1957 | 0 | ||
| October 1957 | 1 | 6.8 | 36 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| November 1957 | 0 | ||
| December 1957 | 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.