Past earthquakes in Taiwan: 2021

Updated: Nov 30, 2023 14:16 GMT - refresh

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In 2021, Taiwan has had 230 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 6.1:

1 quake above magnitude 6
23 quakes between magnitude 5 and 6
166 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
30 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
10 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3

Strongest: Mag. 6.1 Earthquake Philippine Sea, 33 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan -

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Showing quakes magnitude 0.1 or higher (231 quakes):

Date and time	Mag Depth	Nearest volcano (distance)	Location	Details	Map
Thursday, December 30, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 30, 2021 03:47 pm (GMT +9) (Dec 30, 2021 06:47 GMT)	5.2 15 km		Philippine Sea, Japan 12 reports	More
Wednesday, December 29, 2021 GMT (2 quakes)
Dec 30, 2021 02:58 am (GMT +9) (Dec 29, 2021 17:58 GMT)	4.8 21 km		East China Sea, Japan	More
Dec 30, 2021 02:39 am (GMT +9) (Dec 29, 2021 17:39 GMT)	4.5 18 km		East China Sea, 121 km northwest of Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan	More
Tuesday, December 21, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 21, 2021 06:59 pm (Taipei) (Dec 21, 2021 10:59 GMT)	4.6 9 km		5.2 km east of Yujing, Tainan, Taiwan 4 reports	More
Saturday, December 18, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 19, 2021 04:02 am (Taipei) (Dec 18, 2021 20:02 GMT)	4.0 21 km		Philippine Sea, Taiwan	More
Friday, December 17, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 17, 2021 11:24 pm (GMT +8) (Dec 17, 2021 15:24 GMT)	3.9 32 km		South China Sea, 80 km southeast of Hengchun, Pingtung, Taiwan	More
Monday, December 6, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 6, 2021 09:05 pm (Taipei) (Dec 6, 2021 13:05 GMT)	4.7 105 km		Philippine Sea, 59 km east of Taipei, Taiwan 4 reports	More
Tuesday, November 30, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 1, 2021 07:17 am (Taipei) (Nov 30, 2021 23:17 GMT)	4.6 4.8 km		Philippine Sea, Taiwan 1 report	More
Thursday, November 25, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 26, 2021 05:15 am (Taipei) (Nov 25, 2021 21:15 GMT)	4.0 120 km		Philippine Sea, 64 km east of Hengchun, Pingtung, Taiwan 1 report	More
Wednesday, November 24, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 24, 2021 06:55 pm (GMT +9) (Nov 24, 2021 09:55 GMT)	5.1 27 km		Philippine Sea, Japan, 86 km east of Hualien City, Taiwan 6 reports	More
Monday, November 22, 2021 GMT (2 quakes)
Nov 22, 2021 11:26 pm (GMT +9) (Nov 22, 2021 14:26 GMT)	4.6 45 km		East China Sea, 73 km west of Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan	More

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 3.3 x 10¹⁴ joules (90.3 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 77706 tons of TNT or 4.9 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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Past earthquakes in Taiwan: 2021

In 2021, Taiwan has had 230 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 6.1:

Strongest: Mag. 6.1 Earthquake Philippine Sea, 33 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan -

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Past earthquakes in Taiwan: 2021

In 2021, Taiwan has had 230 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 6.1:

Strongest: Mag. 6.1 Earthquake Philippine Sea, 33 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan - writeAge(1635052293)

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