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.
Map
Where every quake of 1974 was located in Taiwan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1974
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.641 km E of Donggang, Taiwan · 45 km deep
- 4.967 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 62 km deep
- 4.960 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 53 km deep
- 5.15 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 12 km deep
- 5.390 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 44 km deep
- 5.017 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 4.877 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 67 km deep
- 5.177 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 26 km deep
- 5.583 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 26 km deep
- 5.080 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 4.933 km ENE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 210 km deep
- 4.993 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan · 53 km deep
- 4.759 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 58 km deep
- 4.592 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 63 km deep
- 4.696 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 64 km deep
- 4.796 km ESE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 115 km deep
- 4.857 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan · 60 km deep
- 5.010 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 37 km deep
- 5.123 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 32 km deep
- 4.910 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 39 km deep
- 5.159 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 58 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1974 | 4 | 5.1 | 23 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| February 1974 | 2 | 4.8 | 57 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan |
| March 1974 | 2 | 4.6 | 96 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan |
| April 1974 | 4 | 5.0 | 80 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| May 1974 | 1 | 5.5 | 83 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan |
| June 1974 | 0 | ||
| July 1974 | 0 | ||
| August 1974 | 3 | 5.1 | 77 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| September 1974 | 0 | ||
| October 1974 | 3 | 5.3 | 90 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan |
| November 1974 | 0 | ||
| December 1974 | 2 | 4.9 | 67 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.
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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.