Taiwan earthquakes in 1965
7 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Taiwan in 1965. The largest: M6.7 70 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan, May 18, 1965.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1965 was located in Taiwan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1965
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.050 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 15 km deep
- 5.9102 km SE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 20 km deep
- 6.023 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 41 km deep
- 6.770 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 64 km deep
- 6.1103 km S of Hengchun, Taiwan · 41 km deep
- 5.871 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan · 15 km deep
- 5.6100 km SSE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 47 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1965 | 0 | ||
| February 1965 | 0 | ||
| March 1965 | 2 | 5.8 | 71 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan |
| April 1965 | 1 | 6.1 | 103 km S of Hengchun, Taiwan |
| May 1965 | 1 | 6.7 | 70 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan |
| June 1965 | 1 | 6.0 | 23 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| July 1965 | 0 | ||
| August 1965 | 0 | ||
| September 1965 | 1 | 5.9 | 102 km SE of Hengchun, Taiwan |
| October 1965 | 0 | ||
| November 1965 | 1 | 6.0 | 50 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| December 1965 | 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.