Taiwan earthquakes in 1981
15 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Taiwan in 1981. The largest: M5.9 104 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan, Mar 2, 1981.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1981 was located in Taiwan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1981
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.536 km E of Yilan, Taiwan · 111 km deep
- 4.656 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 48 km deep
- 4.8100 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 34 km deep
- 4.626 km ENE of Kaohsiung, Taiwan · 26 km deep
- 4.553 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 123 km deep
- 4.628 km SSE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 26 km deep
- 4.535 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 5 km deep
- 4.813 km SE of Yujing, Taiwan · 24 km deep
- 4.6110 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 26 km deep
- 4.75 km SSE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 146 km deep
- 5.9104 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 24 km deep
- 4.719 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan · 71 km deep
- 5.7103 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 26 km deep
- 5.632 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 4.817 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 55 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1981 | 2 | 5.6 | 32 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan |
| February 1981 | 2 | 5.7 | 103 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan |
| March 1981 | 4 | 5.9 | 104 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan |
| April 1981 | 0 | ||
| May 1981 | 1 | 4.5 | 35 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan |
| June 1981 | 1 | 4.6 | 28 km SSE of Jiufen, Taiwan |
| July 1981 | 2 | 4.6 | 26 km ENE of Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| August 1981 | 0 | ||
| September 1981 | 1 | 4.8 | 100 km E of Yujing, Taiwan |
| October 1981 | 0 | ||
| November 1981 | 1 | 4.6 | 56 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| December 1981 | 1 | 4.5 | 36 km E of Yilan, 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.