- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- October 25, 1967 CE
- Location:
- 56 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan
- Magnitude:
- 6.8 Mw
- Depth:
- 63 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 5.839
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.8
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 7
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.53
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.43
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.53
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.67
Other earthquake records of 1967 CE
- Venezuela · Mw 6.6 · 300 deaths
- India · Mw 6.6 · 180 deaths
- Colombia, Huila, Neiva, Rivera, San Antonio · Mw 7 · 98 deaths
- Turkey, Tunceli · M 6.2 · 97 deaths
- Turkey, Mudurnu, Adapazari · Mw 7.3 · 86 deaths
- Indonesia, Makassar Strait · Ms 5.5 · 71 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 6.8 - 56 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan (1967 CE) happen?
- October 25, 1967 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.