Taiwan earthquakes in 1987
25 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Taiwan in 1987. The largest: M5.7 12 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan, Jan 6, 1987.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1987 was located in Taiwan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1987
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.260 km SSE of Lugu, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 4.661 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 48 km deep
- 4.744 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 5.040 km S of Yilan, Taiwan · 42 km deep
- 5.1147 km SW of Magong, Taiwan · 11 km deep
- 4.699 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 4.822 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 38 km deep
- 5.18 km SSE of Donggang, Taiwan · 18 km deep
- 4.553 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9 km deep
- 5.234 km N of Hualien City, Taiwan · 27 km deep
- 4.644 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan · 41 km deep
- 5.449 km NE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 273 km deep
- 4.7Taiwan region · 161 km deep
- 5.088 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 44 km deep
- 4.5Taiwan · 56 km deep
- 5.027 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 30 km deep
- 4.772 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 4.6183 km SSW of Hengchun, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 5.343 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 55 km deep
- 4.5Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 4.834 km ENE of Kaohsiung, Taiwan · 33 km deep
- 5.028 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan · 71 km deep
- 5.2Taiwan region · 40 km deep
- 4.98 km S of Tainan, Taiwan · 18 km deep
- 5.712 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 38 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1987 | 2 | 5.7 | 12 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| February 1987 | 3 | 5.2 | Taiwan region |
| March 1987 | 1 | 4.5 | Taiwan |
| April 1987 | 5 | 5.3 | 43 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| May 1987 | 1 | 5.0 | 88 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan |
| June 1987 | 4 | 5.4 | 49 km NE of Jiufen, Taiwan |
| July 1987 | 3 | 5.1 | 8 km SSE of Donggang, Taiwan |
| August 1987 | 0 | ||
| September 1987 | 2 | 5.1 | 147 km SW of Magong, Taiwan |
| October 1987 | 0 | ||
| November 1987 | 2 | 5.0 | 40 km S of Yilan, Taiwan |
| December 1987 | 2 | 5.2 | 60 km SSE of Lugu, 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.