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M6.7 earthquake, Taiwan, 1944-02-05

MagnitudeM6.7mw

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Depth20 km

Time (UTC)1944-02-05 17:20

Rank in 194421 / 83among M6+

Rank since 19002683 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×12approx.

45 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 23.57, 121.53

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1920 M8.2M8.2

1951 M7.8M7.8

1999 M7.7M7.7

1922 M7.7M7.7

1966 M7.5M7.5

1951 M7.5M7.5

1919 M7.4M7.4

1978 M7.4M7.4

1986 M7.4M7.4

2024 M7.4M7.4

1951 M7.3M7.3

1972 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.8 1943-12-02	1943-12-02 05:09	15 km	114 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan
M6.7 1943-11-24	1943-11-24 13:17	20 km	126 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan
M6.3 1943-10-22	1943-10-22 16:01	35 km	62 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan
M6.3 1943-04-12	1943-04-12 04:14	35 km	95 km SSE of Yonakuni, Japan
M6.8 1942-09-24	1942-09-24 03:39	10 km	38 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan
M6.1 1942-05-24	1942-05-24 21:19	15 km	137 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan
M7.2 1941-12-16	1941-12-16 19:19	15 km	18 km NNW of Yujing, Taiwan
M6.2 1939-05-16	1939-05-16 07:20	25 km	49 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan
M6.1 1938-12-22	1938-12-22 16:56	35 km	72 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan
M7.0 1938-12-06	1938-12-06 23:00	15 km	113 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.