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Taiwan earthquakes in 1963

6 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Taiwan in 1963. The largest: M7.2 51 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan, Feb 13, 1963.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

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Where every quake of 1963 was located in Taiwan. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1963

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19630
February 196317.251 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan
March 196326.333 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan
April 196315.875 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan
May 196315.872 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan
June 19630
July 196315.938 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan
August 19630
September 19630
October 19630
November 19630
December 19630

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.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Taiwan nowWorldwide in 1963

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.