Disastrous shocks - Central Weather Administration Seismological Center

手機導覽

Disastrous shocks

::: Home / EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION / Disastrous shocks / Record of earthquakes during 1604 ~ 1900

Record of earthquakes during 1604 ~ 1900

Occurrence time

Disaster area & Epicenter

Magnitude (Shiu/Lee/Tsai)

Note

No earthquakes found matching your criteria.

1604/12/29

Fukien, Jaingxi, and Zhejiang

25.0°N, 119.5°E

Shiu-

Lee8.0

Tsai-

Rift, sand blasting. City walls were collapsed

1624

Tainan Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

-

1644/07/30

Northern Taiwan

22.8°N, 120.4°E

Shiu5.0

Lee-

Tsai-

City walls are cracked and fallen down.

1654/12/14

Northern Taiwan

In the vicinity of Anping

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

It had aftershock in 7 weeks.

1655/01/21

Tainan Area

23.0°N, 120.2°E

Shiu5.5

Lee5.5

Tsai-

City walls were cracked. It had aftershock in 3 weeks.

1659

Taiwan

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

It had aftershock in 2 weeks.

1659/10~11

Taipei Area

In the vicinity of Taipei

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

It had aftershock in hundreds of days.

1661/01

Tainan Area

In the vicinity of Tainan

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

It had rifts, aftershocks in 6 weeks, and 23 houses were collapsed.

1661/02/15

Tainan Area

23.0°N, 120.2°E

Shiu-

Lee6.0

Tsai≧7.0

It had aftershock in 6 weeks, and 27 houses were collapsed.

1662/1~2

Chiayi Area

In the vicinity of Chiayi

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Rifts and sand blasting.

1676/06/01

Tainan Area

Tainan Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

-

1682/08

Tainan Area

In the vicinity of Tainan

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Earthquake sound

1682/09

Gangshan Area

In the vicinity of Gangshan

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Earthquake sound

1682/10/08

Tainan Area

Tainan Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

-

1686/05/12

Chiayi, Tainan, and Kaohsiung

23.5°N, 120.4°E

Shiu-

Lee5.5

Tsai-

Many houses were collapsed.

1694/4~5

Taipei Area

25.0°N, 121.5°E

Shiu7.0

Lee5.5

Tsai-

Land subsidence causes Kangxi Taipei lake..

1705

Tainan Area

Tainan Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

-

1711/10/22

Tainan, Chiayi

23.5°N, 120.0°E

Shiu5.5

Lee6.5

Tsai≧7.0

Many houses were collapsed.

1715/10/11

Chiayi Area

23.5°N, 120.5°E

Shiu6.5

Lee-

Tsai-

Many houses were collapsed.

1716/11/02

Chiayi, Tainan, and Kaohsiung

23.5°N, 120.5°E

Shiu6.0

Lee-

Tsai-

-

1716/11/04

Chiayi, Tainan, and Kaohsiung

Chiayi, Tainan, and Kaohsiung

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

-

1717/03/03

Southern Taiwan

23.4°N, 120.4°E

Shiu6.0

Lee-

Tsai-

Chih-Kan Lou were collapsed.

1720/10/31

Tainan, Chiayi, Kaohsiung

23.4°N, 120.5°E

Shiu6.0

Lee-

Tsai-

Rifts, sand blasting. It had a large number of toll.

1720

Chiayi, and Tainan Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

-

1721/01/05

Chiayi, Tainan, and Changhua

23.0°N, 120.3°E

Shiu6.5

Lee6.0

Tsai-

Houses were collapsed; residents were depressed down by houses.

1721/09~10

Tainan Area

Tainan Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Temples and houses were collapsed. It had a large number of tolls.

1722/08/22

Fengshan Area

In the vicinity of Fengshan

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

A rift, mire volcano was erupted in Liyu shan .

1723/07/27

Fengshan Area

In the vicinity of Fengshan

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Mire volcano was erupted again.

1730/08/23

Taiwan

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

All of Taiwan was shook..

1736/01/30

Tainan, Changhua

23.1°N, 120.3°E

Shiu7.0

Lee6.0

Tsai6.5

people killed by shakes, and 129 people were injured. 698 houses were collapsed.

1752/07/31

Tainan, Changhua

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

All of Taiwan was shook.

1754

Hsinchu Area

Hsinchu Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Land subsidence.

1768

Tainan Area

In the vicinity of Madou

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Gaundi temple was hardly collapsed.

1774/04/26

Tainan, Changhua, Chiayi

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

-

1776/12

Chiayi Area

Chiayi Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Many people were pressed down.

1777/11~12

Southern Taiwan

23.5°N, 120.5°E

Shiu-

Lee5.5

Tsai-

Houses were collapsed. Many people were killed

1781/4~6

Kaohsiung Area

Kaohsiung Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Tsunami was happened and flooded more than 30 meters.

1786/6~7

Kaohsiung Area

Kaohsiung Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

It had aftershocks whole month.

1792/08/09

Chiayi, Changhua, and Yunlin

23.6°N, 120.5°E

Shiu7.1

Lee6.75

Tsai7.1

619 people were killed and 781 people were injured by shock, and 24621 houses were collapsed.

1795/01/21

Changhua, and Tainan

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

-

1795/01/22

Changhua, and Tainan

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

-

1797

Tainan Area

23.0°N, 120.2°E

Shiu-

Lee5.0

Tsai-

Temples were damaged.

1806/3~4

Changhua Area

Changhua Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

-

1806/11~12

Changhua Area

Changhua Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

-

1809/4~5

Changhua Area

Changhua Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

-

1810/11~12

Northern Taiwan

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

-

1811/03/17

Chiayi and northward

23.8°N, 121.8°E

Shiu6.5

Lee6.5

Tsai7.5

21 people were killed and 6 people were injured, and 41 houses were collapsed by shock.

1815/07/11

Taipei, and Yilan

24.7°N, 121.8°E

Shiu6.5

Lee5.5

Tsai-

Longshan temple was collapsed.

1815/10/13~14

Chiayi and northward

24.0°N, 121.7°E

Shiu7.1

Lee6.5

Tsai7.7

people were killed and 2 people were injured, and 243 houses were collapsed by shock.

1816/1~4

Yilan Area

24.8°N, 121.8°E

Shiu-

Lee5.5

Tsai-

5 warehouses were collapsed.

1816/9~10

Yilan Area

24.4°N, 122.2°E

Shiu7.2

Lee-

Tsai-

Rifts. Government offices and houses are collapsed .

1819/1～1820/2

Miaoli Area

Miaoli Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Shangdi temple was collapsed.

1823/02/13

Tainan Area

Tainan Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

-

1827/10/05

Nantou Area

In the vicinity of Puli

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

4 hills were rose in Sun Moon Lake.

1832/11~12

Changhua Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

-

1833/12/08

Yilan Area

24.6°N, 122.2°E

Shiu7.0

Lee5.0

Tsai-

It had aftershocks half of month..

1839/06/27~28

Chiayi, Tainan

23.5°N, 120.5°E

Shiu6.5

Lee6.5

Tsai6.5

117 people were killed, 543 people were injured and 7515 houses were collapsed by shock.

1840/10~11

Yunlin Area

23.8°N, 120.5°E

Shiu6.0

Lee5.0

Tsai-

Landslide. Houses were collapsed .

1842

Changhua Area

In the vicinity of Lukang

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Houses were collapsed.

1845/03/04

Chiayi, and Changhua

24.1°N, 120.7°E

Shiu6.5

Lee6.0

Tsai6.0

381 people were killed and 381 houses were collapsed by shock.

1846/08/04

Changhua Area

In the vicinity of Changhua

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

It had aftershocks in 1 week..

1848/12/03

Tainan, Changhua, and Chiayi

24.1°N, 120.5°E

Shiu7.0

Lee6.75

Tsai7.1

1030 people were killed and 12992 houses were collapsed by shock.

1848/12/18

Tainan, Changhua, Chiayi

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

There was a aftershock in December, 3rd, 1848.

1849/03/31

Hsinchu, Chiayi, Changhua

Chiayi and Changhua

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

City walls and houses were collapsed. People and livestock were killed..

1849/05/05

Tainan Area

Tainan Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Light shock

1849/08/31

Tainan Area

Tainan Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Light shock.

1849/09/10

Tainan Area

Tainan Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Light shock.

1849/09/11

Tainan Area

Tainan Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Light shock.

1850/4~5

Chiayi Area

23.5°N, 120.4°E

Shiu5.5

Lee-

Tsai-

People were killed by damaged houses.

1851/04/09

Changhua

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Earthquake sound.

1851/04/12

Tainan Area

Tainan Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Light shock.

1851/04/14

Tainan Area

Tainan Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Light shock.

1851/04/15

Tainan Area

Tainan Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Light shock.

1853/5~8

Tatunshan Area

In the vicinity of Tatunshan

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

There was earthquake sound in Tatunshan in 3 days.

1860/11~12

Taipei, Hsinchu, and Miaoli

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Shousanyan was collapsed, and many people were killed by shock.

1862/1~4

Taipei, Hsinchu, and Miaoli

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

-

1862/06/07

Tainan, Chiayi, and Changhua

23.2°N, 120.2°E

Shiu6.5

Lee6.5

Tsai7.0

About 500 people were killed and up to 500 houses were collapsed by shock.

1862/11~12

Taipei, Hsinchu, and Miaoli

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

-

1865/11/06

Taipei, and Keelung

24.9°N, 121.6°E

Shiu6.0

Lee-

Tsai-

Shousanyan was collapsed, and many people were killed by shock.

1866/2~3

Taipei, Hsichu, and Miaoli

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

River was up and down in 1 meter.

1866/12/16

Kaohsiung Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

-

1867/12/18

Taipei, Keelung, and Hsingchu

25.3°N, 121.7°E

Shiu7.0

Lee6.0

Tsai7.0

Tsunami and rifts. Hundreds of people were killed.

1870

Pingdung Area

22.4°N, 120.6°E

Shiu-

Lee5.5

Tsai-

Houses were hardly collapsed

1873

Tainan Area

Tainan Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Houses were half damaged.

1880/02/29

Miaoli Area

Miaoli Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Houses were almost collapsed. It had aftershock in 7 weeks.

1880/6~7

Tainan Area

Tainan Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Houses were almost collapsed. It had aftershock in 7 weeks..

1880/07/20

Taipei Area

Taipei Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

-

1881/02/18

Taipei, Hsinchu, and Miaoli

24.6°N, 120.7°E

Shiu6.0

Lee5.5

Tsai6.2

210 houses were collapsed. 11 people were killed and injured by shock..

1881/06/16

Tainan, Chiayi

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

-

1881/06/17

Hualien Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Establishments were collapsed. All of Taiwan was shook by earthquake.

1881/07/06

Keelung Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

No disaster.

1881/12/08

Taipei Area

In the vicinity of Taipei

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Tsusheng temple was collapsed.

1882/05/27

Southern Taiwan

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

-

1882/8~9

Hsinchu Area

Hsinchu Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

-

1882/12/09

All of Taiwan

23.0°N, 121.4°E

Shiu7.5

Lee6.25

Tsai7.5

10 people were killed and houses were collapsed.

1884/01

Yunlin, and Chiayi

In the vicinity of Chiayi

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Houses were almost damaged.

1885/5~6

Yunlin, and Chiayi

In the vicinity of Chiayi

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Landslip.

1887 Winter

Miaoli Area

Miaoli Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

-

1889/11/21

Taiwan Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Some huts were damaged

1890/05/04

Taiwan Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

It shook few minutes..

1892/02

Taiwan Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Anping Customs recorded the quake.

1892/04/02

Tainan Area

In the vicinity of Tainan

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

-

1892/04/22

All of Taiwan

Tainan Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Earthquake sound, Many houses were collapsed.

1892/06/11

Taiwan Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Many houses were collapsed

1892/07/20

Taiwan Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Most houses were Collapsed.

1892/08/21

Taiwan Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Many houses were collapsed.

1892/09

Tainan Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

It had 4 records in September.

1892/12

Tainan Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Anping Customs recorded the quake.

1893/01

Tainan Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Anping Customs recorded the quake.

1893/04

Tainan Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Anping Customs recorded the quake.

1893/05

Tainan Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Anping Customs recorded the quake.

1893/06

Tainan Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Anping Customs recorded the quake.

1893/07/15

Taiwan Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Light shock.

1893/08/24

Taitung Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

-

1893/10/17

Taipei Area

Taipei Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Few houses were collapsed

1893/10

Tainan Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Anping Customs recorded the quake.

1893/11/14

Taipei Area

Taipei Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

No disaster.

1894/02/12

Taitung Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

-

1894/03/09

Taitung Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

-

1894/09

Tainan Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Anping Customs recorded the quake.

1894/11

Tainan Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Anping Customs recorded the quake.

1895/01

Tainan Area

In the vicinity of Tainan

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Anping Customs recorded the quake.

1895/04

Tainan Area

In the vicinity of Tainan

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Anping Customs recorded 4 quakes in April.

1895/06

Tainan Area

In the vicinity of Tainan

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

Anping Customs recorded the quake.

1896/02/12

Yilan Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

-

1897/03/15

Yilan, and Taipei Area

Yilan Area

Shiu-

Lee-

Tsai-

56 people were killed, hundreds of people were injured, and 50 houses were collapsed by shock.

Data Source: Cited by S. N. Tzeng & Y. T. Yeh (1989) Catalog of Earthquake in Taiwan from 1604 to 1988. Research for Institute of Earth Science, Academia Sinica, p. 8-10.

- Introduction
- Missions
- History
- Earthquake Information
- Disastrous shocks
- Earthquake Report
- Earthquake Factsheets
- Tsunami
- Tsunami Information
- Disaster Prevention
- Precautions for Earthquake
- Precautions for Tsunami
- FAQ for Earthquake
- Observation network
- Observation network
- monitoring station searching

Business hour: 08:30 a.m. to 05:30 p.m. Address: 64, Gongyuan Road, Taipei 100006, Taiwan (R.O.C.) Tel: +886-2-2349-1000
Weather consulting hot line: +886-2-23491234 Earthquake consulting hot line: +886-2-23491168
Reference time: TST (Taiwan Standard Time; GMT + 08:00)

Central Weather Administration Copyright Reserved