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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.

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Where every quake of 1983 was located in Taiwan. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1983

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

The largest

The 25 largest of 1983 in Taiwan.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 198335.0101 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan
February 198335.152 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan
March 198314.563 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan
April 198335.030 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan
May 198345.642 km SSW of Yilan, Taiwan
June 198314.9112 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan
July 198334.989 km E of Yujing, Taiwan
August 19830
September 198366.356 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan
October 198315.019 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan
November 19830
December 198314.948 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.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Taiwan nowWorldwide in 1983

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.