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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.

19721974

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Where every quake of 1973 was located in Taiwan. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1973

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19730
February 197325.988 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan
March 197324.833 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan
April 197315.210 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan
May 19730
June 197335.298 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan
July 197345.676 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan
August 19730
September 197324.930 km SE of Jiufen, Taiwan
October 197315.18 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan
November 197314.675 km E of Jiufen, Taiwan
December 197325.0110 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.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Taiwan nowWorldwide in 1973

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.