Past earthquakes in or near Taiwan: 2020 - list, stats and map

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In 2020, Taiwan has had 99 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 6.1:

1 quake above magnitude 6
7 quakes between magnitude 5 and 6
81 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
7 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
3 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3

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Strongest: Mag. 6.1 Earthquake - 26 km E of Yilan, Taiwan -

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Showing quakes magnitude 3.1 or higher, within up to 300 km (186 mi) distance (286 quakes):

Past earthquakes in or near Taiwan: 2020 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Nearest Volcano	Location	Details
Dec 28, 2020 08:37 pm (GMT +9)	4.3 50 km	181 km (112 mi) to the E	SOUTHWESTERN RYUKYU ISL., JAPAN	Info
Saturday, December 26, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 26, 2020 08:28 am (Taipei)	4.2 34 km		TAIWAN 1 report	Info
Friday, December 25, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 26, 2020 04:45 am (GMT +8)	3.2 33 km	30 km (19 mi) to the S	TAIWAN REGION	Info
Thursday, December 24, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 24, 2020 04:30 pm (Manila)	3.8 18 km	274 km (170 mi) to the S	037 Km N 86° W of Babuyan Island (Calayan) (Cagayan), Philippines	Info
Saturday, December 19, 2020 GMT (2 quakes)
Dec 19, 2020 09:42 pm (Manila)	4.3 180 km	135 km (84 mi) to the SE	Philippine Sea, 54 km north of Basco, Batanes, Cagayan Valley, Philippines	Info
Dec 19, 2020 09:42 pm (GMT +8)	3.2 162 km	157 km (98 mi) to the SE	Philippine Sea, 80 km northeast of Basco, Batanes, Cagayan Valley, Philippines	Info
Friday, December 18, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 19, 2020 02:52 am (GMT +8)	4.4 30 km	117 km (73 mi) to the S	South China Sea, 140 km southwest of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan	Info
Monday, December 14, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 15, 2020 02:45 am (Taipei)	4.4 72 km	24 km (15 mi) to the NE	Taiwan Region	Info
Sunday, December 13, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 13, 2020 08:00 pm (GMT +8)	3.1 25 km	40 km (25 mi) to the S	Philippine Sea, 71 km southeast of Hengchun, Taiwan, Taiwan	Info
Thursday, December 10, 2020 GMT (3 quakes)
Dec 11, 2020 02:15 am (Taipei)	5.0 66 km	21 km (13 mi) to the E	Taiwan Region 15 reports	Info
Dec 10, 2020 09:19 pm (Taipei)	6.1 67 km	29 km (18 mi) to the NE	- 26 km E of Yilan, Taiwan 98 reports	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 2.8 x 10¹⁴ joules (76.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 66052 tons of TNT or 4.1 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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