Taiwan earthquakes in 1979
24 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Taiwan in 1979. The largest: M5.7 103 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan, Dec 2, 1979.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1979 was located in Taiwan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1979
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.1112 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 4.8101 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 26 km deep
- 4.893 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 5.7103 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 37 km deep
- 4.569 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 4.5100 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 38 km deep
- 5.022 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 31 km deep
- 5.221 km W of Kaohsiung, Taiwan · 40 km deep
- 5.091 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 4.620 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 50 km deep
- 5.182 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 27 km deep
- 5.0100 km N of Keelung, Taiwan · 248 km deep
- 4.768 km NE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 300 km deep
- 5.193 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 22 km deep
- 4.575 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 18 km deep
- 4.7Taiwan region · 33 km deep
- 4.867 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan · 18 km deep
- 4.664 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 16 km deep
- 4.656 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 4.642 km SE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 20 km deep
- 4.895 km SSE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 4.885 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 42 km deep
- 4.5108 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 5.16 km SSW of Hengchun, Taiwan · 38 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1979 | 3 | 5.1 | 6 km SSW of Hengchun, Taiwan |
| February 1979 | 2 | 4.8 | 95 km SSE of Hengchun, Taiwan |
| March 1979 | 3 | 4.8 | 67 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan |
| April 1979 | 0 | ||
| May 1979 | 2 | 4.7 | Taiwan region |
| June 1979 | 1 | 5.1 | 93 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan |
| July 1979 | 3 | 5.1 | 82 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| August 1979 | 1 | 4.6 | 20 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| September 1979 | 2 | 5.2 | 21 km W of Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| October 1979 | 2 | 5.0 | 22 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| November 1979 | 1 | 4.5 | 69 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| December 1979 | 4 | 5.7 | 103 km ESE of Yujing, 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.