Taiwan earthquakes in 1958
10 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Taiwan in 1958. The largest: M6.3 133 km SSW of Hengchun, Taiwan, Feb 28, 1958.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1958 was located in Taiwan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1958
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.8Taiwan region · 30 km deep
- 5.617 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 20 km deep
- 6.2140 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 20 km deep
- 5.888 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 15 km deep
- 6.3133 km SSW of Hengchun, Taiwan · 25 km deep
- 5.6163 km SSW of Hengchun, Taiwan · 15 km deep
- 5.7141 km SSW of Hengchun, Taiwan · 15 km deep
- 5.7144 km SSW of Hengchun, Taiwan · 15 km deep
- 6.1157 km SSW of Hengchun, Taiwan · 15 km deep
- 6.041 km S 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 1958 | 1 | 6.0 | 41 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| February 1958 | 5 | 6.3 | 133 km SSW of Hengchun, Taiwan |
| March 1958 | 2 | 6.2 | 140 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan |
| April 1958 | 1 | 5.6 | 17 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| May 1958 | 0 | ||
| June 1958 | 0 | ||
| July 1958 | 0 | ||
| August 1958 | 1 | 5.8 | Taiwan region |
| September 1958 | 0 | ||
| October 1958 | 0 | ||
| November 1958 | 0 | ||
| December 1958 | 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.