Taiwan earthquakes in 1982
18 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Taiwan in 1982. The largest: M5.9 28 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan, Oct 21, 1982.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1982 was located in Taiwan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1982
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.0121 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 138 km deep
- 4.753 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 13 km deep
- 4.654 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 10 km deep
- 5.928 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 4.522 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 4.653 km SSW of Hengchun, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 4.6118 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 120 km deep
- 4.754 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan · 10 km deep
- 4.880 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 48 km deep
- 4.7102 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 22 km deep
- 5.1110 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 25 km deep
- 5.360 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 26 km deep
- 4.670 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan · 90 km deep
- 5.020 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 36 km deep
- 5.913 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 17 km deep
- 5.0Taiwan region · 21 km deep
- 4.517 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 5 km deep
- 4.655 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 56 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1982 | 4 | 5.9 | 13 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| February 1982 | 1 | 5.0 | 20 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| March 1982 | 1 | 4.6 | 70 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan |
| April 1982 | 1 | 5.3 | 60 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan |
| May 1982 | 0 | ||
| June 1982 | 3 | 5.1 | 110 km E of Yujing, Taiwan |
| July 1982 | 2 | 4.7 | 54 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan |
| August 1982 | 1 | 4.6 | 53 km SSW of Hengchun, Taiwan |
| September 1982 | 1 | 4.5 | 22 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan |
| October 1982 | 3 | 5.9 | 28 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| November 1982 | 1 | 5.0 | 121 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan |
| December 1982 | 0 |
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.