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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.

19811983

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Where every quake of 1982 was located in Taiwan. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1982

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 198245.913 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan
February 198215.020 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan
March 198214.670 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan
April 198215.360 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan
May 19820
June 198235.1110 km E of Yujing, Taiwan
July 198224.754 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan
August 198214.653 km SSW of Hengchun, Taiwan
September 198214.522 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan
October 198235.928 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan
November 198215.0121 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan
December 19820

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.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Taiwan nowWorldwide in 1982

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.