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Taiwan earthquakes in 1984

27 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Taiwan in 1984. The largest: M5.6 29 km E of Yilan, Taiwan, Dec 29, 1984.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19831985

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Where every quake of 1984 was located in Taiwan. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1984

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

The largest

The 25 largest of 1984 in Taiwan.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19840
February 198425.570 km NE of Jiufen, Taiwan
March 19840
April 198445.2Taiwan region
May 198434.964 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan
June 198445.0180 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan
July 198414.859 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan
August 198424.837 km SSE of Yujing, Taiwan
September 198434.9Taiwan region
October 198414.968 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan
November 198454.973 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan
December 198425.629 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.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Taiwan nowWorldwide in 1984

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.