Seismic history
Major earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and geological events in Taiwan, 1900–2026, with sources and detailed information.
Total earthquakes
244
M5+
Strongest
M8.2
M7+ events
21
Tsunami events
7
| Date | Magnitude | Location | Depth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920-06-05 | 8.2 | 1920 Hualien, Taiwan Earthquake | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1951-11-24 | 7.8 | Taiwan | 30 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1999-09-20 | 7.7 | 21 km S of Puli, Taiwan | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1922-09-01 | 7.7 |
| 50 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan |
| 20 km |
| USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1951-10-21 | 7.5 | 58 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2024-04-02 | 7.4 | 15 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan🌊 | 40 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1919-12-20 | 7.4 | 122 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1978-07-23 | 7.4 | 85 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan | 17 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1986-11-14 | 7.4 | 8 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan | 34 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1972-01-25 | 7.3 | 167 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan | 27 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1908-01-11 | 7.2 | 108 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1941-12-16 | 7.2 | 18 km NNW of Yujing, Taiwan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1959-08-15 | 7.2 | 38 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1963-02-13 | 7.2 | 51 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan | 30 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1925-04-16 | 7.1 | 43 km ESE of Hengchun, Taiwan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1936-08-22 | 7.1 | 51 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2002-03-31 | 7.1 | 67 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2006-12-26 | 7.1 | 30 km SW of Hengchun, Taiwan | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1938-09-07 | 7.1 | 21 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1935-09-04 | 7.1 | 66 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1978-12-23 | 7.0 | 94 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1906-04-13 | 7.0 | 12 km N of Pizitou, Taiwan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1922-10-14 | 7.0 | 30 km S of Daxi, Taiwan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1916-08-28 | 7.0 | 157 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1951-10-22 | 7.0 | 31 km SW of Hualien City, Taiwan | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1924-07-22 | 6.9 | 51 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1920-10-20 | 6.9 | 55 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1957-02-23 | 6.9 | 3 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan | 55 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2022-09-18 | 6.9 | 90 km E of Yujing, Taiwan🌊 | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1937-12-08 | 6.9 | 86 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1972-01-04 | 6.9 | 146 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan | 34 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1910-11-14 | 6.9 | 136 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1961-04-09 | 6.9 | 54 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1909-11-21 | 6.8 | 13 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1933-04-19 | 6.8 | 38 km NNW of Hualien City, Taiwan | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1942-09-24 | 6.8 | 38 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1967-10-25 | 6.8 | 56 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan | 63 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1996-09-05 | 6.8 | 78 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2003-12-10 | 6.8 | 92 km E of Yujing, Taiwan | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1943-12-02 | 6.8 | 114 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1919-12-20 | 6.8 | 134 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1944-02-05 | 6.7 | 45 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1946-12-04 | 6.7 | Taiwan | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1965-05-17 | 6.7 | 70 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan | 64 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1990-12-13 | 6.7 | 28 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1983-06-24 | 6.7 | 68 km WSW of Yonakuni, Japan | 44 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1930-08-20 | 6.7 | 50 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1913-01-07 | 6.7 | 68 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1968-02-26 | 6.7 | 95 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1922-10-27 | 6.7 | 6 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1929-08-19 | 6.6 | 57 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1952-06-20 | 6.6 | 36 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1955-09-22 | 6.6 | 76 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan | 45 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2025-12-27 | 6.6 | 29 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan🌊 | 63 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1926-08-03 | 6.6 | 108 km ESE of Hengchun, Taiwan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1937-12-17 | 6.6 | 95 km E of Yujing, Taiwan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1994-05-24 | 6.6 | 79 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan | 16 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1989-08-03 | 6.6 | 109 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan | 11 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1951-10-25 | 6.6 | 6 km NW of Hualien City, Taiwan | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1906-04-13 | 6.5 | 19 km SSE of Douliu, Taiwan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2022-09-17 | 6.5 | 96 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan🌊 | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1917-01-04 | 6.5 | 16 km ESE of Taichung, Taiwan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1964-01-18 | 6.5 | 6 km ENE of Yujing, Taiwan | 23 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1999-09-25 | 6.5 | 31 km SE of Puli, Taiwan | 17 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1932-08-21 | 6.5 | 69 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1962-10-08 | 6.5 | 42 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1927-08-24 | 6.5 | 17 km N of Yujing, Taiwan | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1945-08-01 | 6.5 | 44 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan | 14 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1959-09-25 | 6.5 | Taiwan region | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1919-10-31 | 6.5 | 22 km E of Lugu, Taiwan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1948-12-20 | 6.4 | 63 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1949-01-19 | 6.4 | 50 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2024-04-03 | 6.4 | 15 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan | 14 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2009-12-19 | 6.4 | 20 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan | 43 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1966-07-01 | 6.4 | 66 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan | 113 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2016-02-05 | 6.4 | 25 km SE of Yujing, Taiwan🌊 | 23 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2015-04-20 | 6.4 | 75 km WSW of Yonakuni, Japan🌊 | 29 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2000-06-10 | 6.4 | 29 km ESE of Puli, Taiwan | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2018-02-06 | 6.4 | 18 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan | 17 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1916-11-14 | 6.4 | 18 km NW of Douliu, Taiwan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1918-05-04 | 6.4 | 87 km WSW of Hengchun, Taiwan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1934-08-11 | 6.4 | 13 km SW of Yilan, Taiwan | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1946-03-16 | 6.3 | 31 km WSW of Yilan, Taiwan | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1913-04-14 | 6.3 | 50 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1943-10-22 | 6.3 | 62 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1923-11-18 | 6.3 | 73 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1914-07-06 | 6.3 | 21 km SSE of Hsinchu, Taiwan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1929-08-20 | 6.3 | 50 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1938-10-13 | 6.3 | 32 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1925-05-24 | 6.3 | 19 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1983-09-21 | 6.3 | 56 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan | 28 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1972-09-22 | 6.3 | 59 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan | 17 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1996-03-05 | 6.3 | 63 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan | 30 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1991-03-26 | 6.3 | 113 km ESE of Hengchun, Taiwan | 18 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1990-12-13 | 6.3 | 7 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan | 12 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1986-11-14 | 6.3 | 16 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2010-03-04 | 6.3 | 41 km SE of Yujing, Taiwan | 21 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2013-10-31 | 6.3 | 46 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan🌊 | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1910-06-17 | 6.3 | 23 km E of Donggang, Taiwan | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1931-01-01 | 6.3 | 78 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |