Taiwan earthquakes in 1971
14 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Taiwan in 1971. The largest: M6.0 31 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan, Aug 19, 1971.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1971 was located in Taiwan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1971
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.339 km SE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 15 km deep
- 6.094 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 42 km deep
- 5.870 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan · 45 km deep
- 5.627 km SSE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 89 km deep
- 5.590 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan · 15 km deep
- 6.031 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 31 km deep
- 5.8111 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan · 21 km deep
- 5.5107 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan · 10 km deep
- 5.950 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 51 km deep
- 5.2113 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 15 km deep
- 5.129 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 43 km deep
- 5.864 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 30 km deep
- 5.322 km ENE of Yilan, Taiwan · 81 km deep
- 5.530 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 56 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1971 | 1 | 5.5 | 30 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| February 1971 | 2 | 5.8 | 64 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| March 1971 | 0 | ||
| April 1971 | 2 | 5.2 | 113 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan |
| May 1971 | 1 | 5.9 | 50 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan |
| June 1971 | 0 | ||
| July 1971 | 0 | ||
| August 1971 | 4 | 6.0 | 31 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| September 1971 | 0 | ||
| October 1971 | 3 | 6.0 | 94 km E of Yujing, Taiwan |
| November 1971 | 0 | ||
| December 1971 | 1 | 5.3 | 39 km SE of Hengchun, Taiwan |
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.