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Taiwan earthquakes in 1974

21 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Taiwan in 1974. The largest: M5.5 83 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan, May 5, 1974.

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

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Where every quake of 1974 was located in Taiwan. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1974

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 197445.123 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan
February 197424.857 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan
March 197424.696 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan
April 197445.080 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan
May 197415.583 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan
June 19740
July 19740
August 197435.177 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan
September 19740
October 197435.390 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan
November 19740
December 197424.967 km ENE 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 1974

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.