Taiwan earthquakes in 1985
29 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Taiwan in 1985. The largest: M5.9 38 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan, Jun 13, 1985.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1985 was located in Taiwan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1985
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.980 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 45 km deep
- 4.9115 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan · 129 km deep
- 4.635 km SE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 10 km deep
- 5.0138 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 27 km deep
- 4.9151 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 21 km deep
- 4.879 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 18 km deep
- 4.766 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan · 27 km deep
- 4.825 km E of Yilan, Taiwan · 90 km deep
- 4.7187 km SW of Magong, Taiwan · 26 km deep
- 5.243 km E of Yilan, Taiwan · 84 km deep
- 4.9102 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan · 10 km deep
- 5.556 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan · 18 km deep
- 4.676 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 76 km deep
- 4.554 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan · 10 km deep
- 4.668 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 43 km deep
- 4.917 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 4.841 km S of Yilan, Taiwan · 10 km deep
- 5.542 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan · 10 km deep
- 4.828 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 35 km deep
- 4.880 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 22 km deep
- 4.9106 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 39 km deep
- 4.5110 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 14 km deep
- 5.938 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan · 28 km deep
- 4.664 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan · 38 km deep
- 4.5Philippine Islands region · 33 km deep
- 4.758 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 10 km deep
- 5.156 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 11 km deep
- 4.5105 km SSE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 4.945 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 37 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1985 in Taiwan.
- 5.938 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan · 28 km deep
- 5.556 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan · 18 km deep
- 5.542 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan · 10 km deep
- 5.243 km E of Yilan, Taiwan · 84 km deep
- 5.156 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 11 km deep
- 5.0138 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 27 km deep
- 4.980 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 45 km deep
- 4.9115 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan · 129 km deep
- 4.9151 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 21 km deep
- 4.9102 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan · 10 km deep
- 4.917 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 4.9106 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 39 km deep
- 4.945 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 37 km deep
- 4.879 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 18 km deep
- 4.825 km E of Yilan, Taiwan · 90 km deep
- 4.841 km S of Yilan, Taiwan · 10 km deep
- 4.828 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 35 km deep
- 4.880 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 22 km deep
- 4.766 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan · 27 km deep
- 4.7187 km SW of Magong, Taiwan · 26 km deep
- 4.758 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 10 km deep
- 4.635 km SE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 10 km deep
- 4.676 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 76 km deep
- 4.668 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 43 km deep
- 4.664 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan · 38 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1985 | 1 | 4.9 | 45 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| February 1985 | 1 | 4.5 | 105 km SSE of Hengchun, Taiwan |
| March 1985 | 1 | 5.1 | 56 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan |
| April 1985 | 2 | 4.7 | 58 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| May 1985 | 1 | 4.6 | 64 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan |
| June 1985 | 3 | 5.9 | 38 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan |
| July 1985 | 2 | 4.8 | 28 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| August 1985 | 5 | 5.5 | 42 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan |
| September 1985 | 2 | 5.5 | 56 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan |
| October 1985 | 1 | 4.9 | 102 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan |
| November 1985 | 7 | 5.2 | 43 km E of Yilan, Taiwan |
| December 1985 | 3 | 4.9 | 80 km ESE 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.