QQuakeFacts
USGS iscgem894837

22 Oct 1951, 16:07

13 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan

A magnitude 6.5 mw earthquake at 25 km depth.

Depth25 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 13 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

24.022000, 121.478000

Open the interactive map ↗

What the numbers mean

Magnitude measures event size; depth locates the source below the surface. Neither value alone establishes local damage or personal risk.

Need a current safety answer?

Use local emergency authorities and the live USGS event page. This historical evidence page is not an alert service.

Open the USGS event →

Continue exploring

Nearby events with a similar magnitude

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem894837
Coordinates
24.022, 121.478
Network
iscgem
Significance
642