Taiwan earthquakes in 1976
25 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Taiwan in 1976. The largest: M5.8 106 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan, Feb 23, 1976.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1976 was located in Taiwan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1976
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.9122 km SSW of Hengchun, Taiwan · 21 km deep
- 4.880 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 5.025 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan · 80 km deep
- 5.1Taiwan region · 33 km deep
- 4.746 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 25 km deep
- 5.343 km S of Yilan, Taiwan · 23 km deep
- 4.786 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 41 km deep
- 5.151 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 39 km deep
- 4.574 km SSE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 44 km deep
- 5.044 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 123 km deep
- 4.8121 km ESE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 46 km deep
- 4.746 km NE of Donggang, Taiwan · 50 km deep
- 4.6127 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 40 km deep
- 5.117 km N of Hualien City, Taiwan · 21 km deep
- 4.758 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan · 17 km deep
- 4.662 km E of Yilan, Taiwan · 132 km deep
- 5.143 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan · 40 km deep
- 5.440 km ENE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 215 km deep
- 4.980 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 36 km deep
- 5.471 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 38 km deep
- 4.5137 km SSW of Hengchun, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 5.531 km ENE of Yujing, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 5.739 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 40 km deep
- 4.913 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 5.8106 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 33 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1976 | 0 | ||
| February 1976 | 1 | 5.8 | 106 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| March 1976 | 2 | 5.7 | 39 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| April 1976 | 4 | 5.5 | 31 km ENE of Yujing, Taiwan |
| May 1976 | 0 | ||
| June 1976 | 5 | 5.4 | 40 km ENE of Jiufen, Taiwan |
| July 1976 | 3 | 4.8 | 121 km ESE of Hengchun, Taiwan |
| August 1976 | 1 | 5.0 | 44 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan |
| September 1976 | 6 | 5.3 | 43 km S of Yilan, Taiwan |
| October 1976 | 1 | 5.0 | 25 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan |
| November 1976 | 1 | 4.8 | 80 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| December 1976 | 1 | 4.9 | 122 km SSW 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.
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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.