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Taiwan earthquakes in 1975

24 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Taiwan in 1975. The largest: M6.6 184 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan, Mar 23, 1975.

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

19741976

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Where every quake of 1975 was located in Taiwan. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1975

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19750
February 19750
March 197586.6184 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan
April 197524.84 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan
May 197536.2Taiwan region
June 197525.2180 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan
July 197545.213 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan
August 197525.0171 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan
September 19750
October 19750
November 197525.2Taiwan
December 197514.8118 km S 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.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Taiwan nowWorldwide in 1975

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.