Significant earthquakes in Taiwan
Taiwan: Significant earthquakes was 1 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1
Change on year
down 50.0%
World rank
21st
of 97 countries
All-time high
4
in 1935
All-time low
1
in 1661
Years of data
69
1661–2024
Significant earthquakes in Taiwan, 1661–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, significant earthquakes in Taiwan stood at 1. That is the lowest value across all 69 years on record.
The figure is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, significant earthquakes in Taiwan peaked at 4 in 1935 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1661.
Taiwan ranks 21st of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Significant earthquakes in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1661 | 1 | — |
| 1694 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1720 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1721 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1736 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1776 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1782 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1882 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1884 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1906 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1916 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1917 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 1920 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1922 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1934 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1935 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 1936 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 1937 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1957 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1959 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1963 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1964 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 1978 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 1986 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1990 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1994 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1998 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1999 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2000 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2001 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2006 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | -50.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Significant earthquakes in Taiwan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | +300.0% | 1 | 4 |
| 1972 | +300.0% | 1 | 4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1660s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1690s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1730s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1770s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1780s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1790s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1810s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1880s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.75 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1910s | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1930s | 1.67 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1950s | 1.67 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1970s | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.57 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.29 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is significant earthquakes in Taiwan?
- Significant earthquakes in Taiwan was 1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest significant earthquakes recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 1935.
- What is the lowest significant earthquakes recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1661.
- How does Taiwan rank for significant earthquakes?
- Taiwan ranks 21st out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is significant earthquakes rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Significant earthquakes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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