5
Recorded earthquakes
city
1979
Sanxia District earthquakes in 1979
Earthquake archive for Sanxia District in 1979: 5 recorded events with dates, magnitudes, depths and epicenter details.
Overview
Period at a glance
4.3
Strongest magnitude
4.2
Average magnitude
53.4 km
Average depth
Strongest event
4.3
23 Sep 1979
Keelung, Taiwan
Depth
96.0 km
UTC
04:24:07
Coordinates
24.756, 122.005
Analysis of the recorded activity
During 1979, 5 earthquakes were recorded near Sanxia District. Magnitudes ranged from 4.0 to 4.3, with an average of 4.2; depths ranged from 7.0 to 96.0 km, averaging 53.4 km. Activity extended from Wednesday, March 14, 1979 to Sunday, September 23, 1979 UTC.
Only 5 earthquakes in the current catalogue match this period and location.
Event list
All earthquakes
Mag
Location
Details
4.3
96.0 km
Keelung, Taiwan
23 Sep 1979 04:24:07 UTC
4.3
50.0 km
Puli, Taiwan
18 Aug 1979 08:34:33 UTC
4.2
33.0 km
Hualien City, Taiwan
24 Jul 1979 15:20:28 UTC
4.0
7.0 km
Yilan, Taiwan
05 Aug 1979 17:15:01 UTC
4.0
81.0 km
Yilan, Taiwan
14 Mar 1979 09:26:49 UTC