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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.

19861988

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Where every quake of 1987 was located in Taiwan. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1987

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 198725.712 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan
February 198735.2Taiwan region
March 198714.5Taiwan
April 198755.343 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan
May 198715.088 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan
June 198745.449 km NE of Jiufen, Taiwan
July 198735.18 km SSE of Donggang, Taiwan
August 19870
September 198725.1147 km SW of Magong, Taiwan
October 19870
November 198725.040 km S of Yilan, Taiwan
December 198725.260 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.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Taiwan nowWorldwide in 1987

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.