Taiwan earthquakes in 1977
19 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Taiwan in 1977. The largest: M5.7 62 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan, Jul 15, 1977.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1977 was located in Taiwan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1977
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.223 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 40 km deep
- 5.196 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 26 km deep
- 4.619 km NE of Yilan, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 4.9100 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 45 km deep
- 4.923 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 42 km deep
- 4.6Taiwan region · 28 km deep
- 4.920 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan · 85 km deep
- 5.186 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 25 km deep
- 5.5111 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 158 km deep
- 4.734 km NE of Kaohsiung, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 4.745 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 44 km deep
- 4.8Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 5.762 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 4.949 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan · 66 km deep
- 5.2134 km SSW of Hengchun, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 5.340 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 36 km deep
- 4.6126 km SSW of Hengchun, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 5.2121 km SSW of Hengchun, Taiwan · 30 km deep
- 5.7104 km SSW of Hengchun, Taiwan · 33 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1977 | 4 | 5.7 | 104 km SSW of Hengchun, Taiwan |
| February 1977 | 1 | 5.2 | 134 km SSW of Hengchun, Taiwan |
| March 1977 | 0 | ||
| April 1977 | 0 | ||
| May 1977 | 1 | 4.9 | 49 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan |
| June 1977 | 0 | ||
| July 1977 | 1 | 5.7 | 62 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| August 1977 | 1 | 4.8 | Taiwan |
| September 1977 | 0 | ||
| October 1977 | 4 | 5.5 | 111 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan |
| November 1977 | 2 | 4.9 | 20 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan |
| December 1977 | 5 | 5.2 | 23 km NNE 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.