Taiwan earthquakes in 1983
26 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Taiwan in 1983. The largest: M6.3 56 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan, Sep 22, 1983.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1983 was located in Taiwan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1983
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.948 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9 km deep
- 5.019 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 5.070 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 5.167 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 5.863 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 32 km deep
- 5.070 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 28 km deep
- 6.356 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 28 km deep
- 5.773 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 4.989 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 22 km deep
- 4.685 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 10 km deep
- 4.9118 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 4.9112 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14 km deep
- 4.7116 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 21 km deep
- 4.933 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan · 24 km deep
- 5.642 km SSW of Yilan, Taiwan · 28 km deep
- 4.730 km S of Yilan, Taiwan · 22 km deep
- 5.030 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 59 km deep
- 4.752 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 19 km deep
- 4.561 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan · 80 km deep
- 4.563 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 163 km deep
- 5.152 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 27 km deep
- 4.695 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 20 km deep
- 4.925 km ENE of Yilan, Taiwan · 22 km deep
- 5.0101 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan · 26 km deep
- 4.8Taiwan region · 11 km deep
- 4.942 km SE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 10 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1983 in Taiwan.
- 6.356 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 28 km deep
- 5.863 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 32 km deep
- 5.773 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 5.642 km SSW of Yilan, Taiwan · 28 km deep
- 5.167 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 5.152 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 27 km deep
- 5.019 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 5.070 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 5.070 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 28 km deep
- 5.030 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 59 km deep
- 5.0101 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan · 26 km deep
- 4.948 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9 km deep
- 4.989 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 22 km deep
- 4.9118 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 4.9112 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14 km deep
- 4.933 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan · 24 km deep
- 4.925 km ENE of Yilan, Taiwan · 22 km deep
- 4.942 km SE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 10 km deep
- 4.8Taiwan region · 11 km deep
- 4.7116 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 21 km deep
- 4.730 km S of Yilan, Taiwan · 22 km deep
- 4.752 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 19 km deep
- 4.685 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 10 km deep
- 4.695 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 20 km deep
- 4.561 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan · 80 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1983 | 3 | 5.0 | 101 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan |
| February 1983 | 3 | 5.1 | 52 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan |
| March 1983 | 1 | 4.5 | 63 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan |
| April 1983 | 3 | 5.0 | 30 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| May 1983 | 4 | 5.6 | 42 km SSW of Yilan, Taiwan |
| June 1983 | 1 | 4.9 | 112 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| July 1983 | 3 | 4.9 | 89 km E of Yujing, Taiwan |
| August 1983 | 0 | ||
| September 1983 | 6 | 6.3 | 56 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| October 1983 | 1 | 5.0 | 19 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| November 1983 | 0 | ||
| December 1983 | 1 | 4.9 | 48 km NE of Hualien City, 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.