Taiwan earthquakes in 1980
23 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Taiwan in 1980. The largest: M5.8 83 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan, Jun 18, 1980.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1980 was located in Taiwan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1980
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.37 km SSE of Yujing, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 4.963 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 25 km deep
- 5.229 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan · 76 km deep
- 5.473 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 4.578 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 4.578 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 5.546 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 24 km deep
- 5.036 km ENE of Yujing, Taiwan · 40 km deep
- 4.556 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 4.614 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 28 km deep
- 4.818 km ENE of Yilan, Taiwan · 107 km deep
- 5.883 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan · 71 km deep
- 4.7109 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 36 km deep
- 4.6123 km ESE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 32 km deep
- 5.176 km SSE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 21 km deep
- 5.095 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 27 km deep
- 4.863 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 10 km deep
- 4.666 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 10 km deep
- 4.864 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 10 km deep
- 5.2102 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 24 km deep
- 4.6140 km SSW of Hengchun, Taiwan · 14 km deep
- 4.553 km E of Yilan, Taiwan · 72 km deep
- 4.792 km E 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 1980 | 1 | 4.7 | 92 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan |
| February 1980 | 2 | 4.6 | 140 km SSW of Hengchun, Taiwan |
| March 1980 | 4 | 5.2 | 102 km E of Yujing, Taiwan |
| April 1980 | 2 | 5.1 | 76 km SSE of Hengchun, Taiwan |
| May 1980 | 1 | 4.6 | 123 km ESE of Hengchun, Taiwan |
| June 1980 | 3 | 5.8 | 83 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan |
| July 1980 | 0 | ||
| August 1980 | 1 | 4.6 | 14 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| September 1980 | 2 | 5.0 | 36 km ENE of Yujing, Taiwan |
| October 1980 | 1 | 5.5 | 46 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| November 1980 | 4 | 5.4 | 73 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| December 1980 | 2 | 5.3 | 7 km SSE 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.