Taiwan earthquakes in 1973
18 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Taiwan in 1973. The largest: M5.9 88 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan, Feb 14, 1973.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1973 was located in Taiwan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1973
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.839 km ENE of Taichung, Taiwan · 24 km deep
- 5.0110 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 67 km deep
- 4.675 km E of Jiufen, Taiwan · 79 km deep
- 5.18 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 49 km deep
- 4.725 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 4.930 km SE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 86 km deep
- 5.676 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 5.060 km ESE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 73 km deep
- 5.472 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 42 km deep
- 5.128 km NNE of Taichung, Taiwan · 13 km deep
- 5.298 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 4.7139 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 45 km deep
- 4.685 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 5.210 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 42 km deep
- 4.833 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan · 29 km deep
- 4.8123 km SSW of Hengchun, Taiwan · 32 km deep
- 5.988 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 38 km deep
- 4.835 km NNE 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 1973 | 0 | ||
| February 1973 | 2 | 5.9 | 88 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan |
| March 1973 | 2 | 4.8 | 33 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan |
| April 1973 | 1 | 5.2 | 10 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| May 1973 | 0 | ||
| June 1973 | 3 | 5.2 | 98 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan |
| July 1973 | 4 | 5.6 | 76 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan |
| August 1973 | 0 | ||
| September 1973 | 2 | 4.9 | 30 km SE of Jiufen, Taiwan |
| October 1973 | 1 | 5.1 | 8 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| November 1973 | 1 | 4.6 | 75 km E of Jiufen, Taiwan |
| December 1973 | 2 | 5.0 | 110 km S of Hualien City, 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.