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List of Details of Locally Felt Earth Tremors since 1979

List of details of locally felt earth tremors since 1979

No.
 Date

Origin Time
(HKT)
Epicentre
Location
Epicentre
Magnitude
Intensity
Distance & Bearing from Hong Kong
Number of Local Felt Reports
1.
08 May 1980

10 37
Off coast of Shantou, Guangdong
 23.4 N
117.4 E
4.2
II
360 km 
Bearing 70 degree
---
2.
18 June 1980

17 32
Off east coast of south Taiwan
 22.0 N
121.6 E
5.8
II
760 km 
Bearing 90 degree
---
3.
09 April 1981

09 04
Haifeng, Guangdong
 23.0 N
115.4 E
4.2
III-IV
150 km 
Bearing 60 degree
---
4.
04 May 1981

19 05
Heyuan, Guangdong
 23.8 N
114.7 E
4.8
II
180 km 
Bearing 20 degree
---
5.
25 February 1982

08 39
Southern Longnam,Jiangxi
 24.7 N
114.8 E
4.4
III-IV
270 km 
Bearing 10 degree
9
6.
30 August 1982

04 23
Near the east coast of Lantau Island
 22.3 N
114.0 E
1.5
III-IV
17 km 
Bearing 270 degree
12
7.
07 October 1982

22 13
Near the east coast of Lantau Island
 22.3 N
114.0 E
1.5
III-IV
17 km 
Bearing 270 degree
12
8.
24 June 1983

15 18
Northern Vietnam Near Yunnan border
 21.7 N
103.3 E
6.6
IV
1120 km 
Bearing 270 degree
24
9.
06 December 1983

22 26
Near Mai Po
 22.5 N
114.1 E
1.5
IV
25 km 
Bearing 330 degree
12
10.
24 April 1985

00 15
Central Luzon, the Philippines
 15.3 N
120.6 E
6.3
III-IV
1030 km 
Bearing 140 degree
5
11.
28 January 1986

07 14
Yangjiang, Guangdong
 22.0 N
111.5 E
4.1
III-IV
280 km 
Bearing 260 degree
9
12.
19 February 1986

19 40
Balintang Channel
 18.9 N
121.3 E
5.6
III
830 km 
Bearing 120 degree
20
13.
25 February 1987

22 28
Yangjiang, Guangdong
 21.7 N
111.6 E
4.1
II-III
270 km 
Bearing 260 degree
20
14.
25 April 1987

20 17
West coast of Luzon
 16.1 N
120.3 E
6.3
III
940 km 
Bearing 140 degree
10
15.
02 August 1987

17 08
Xunwu, Jiangxi
 24.9 N
115.6 E
4.9
III-IV
330 km 
Bearing 30 degree
28
16.
03 August 1987

07 19
Xunwu, Jiangxi
 25.1 N
115.6 E
4.7
III
350 km 
Bearing 20 degree
7
17.
15 August 1987

01 00
Xunwu, Jiangxi
 25.1 N
115.6 E
4.0
III
340 km 
Bearing 20 degree
2
18.
15 September 1987

10 05
Heyuan, Guangdong
 23.8 N
114.5 E
4.7
III
170 km 
Bearing 10 degree
23
19.
26 November 1989

00 14
Heyuan, Guangdong
 23.7 N
114.6 E
5.1
II-III
160 km 
Bearing 10 degree
18
20.
12 March 1991

14 04
Southern Taiwan
 23.2 N
120.1 E
5.6
III
600 km 
Bearing 80 degree
2
21.
21 September 1991

23 37
Heyuan, Guangdong
 23.9 N
114.5 E
4.2
IV
170 km 
Bearing 10 degree
18
22.
14 September 1992

21 16
East of Dongsha
 21.4 N
117.8 E
5.4
III-IV
380 km 
Bearing 110 degree
18
23.
16 September 1994

14 20
Southern part of Taiwan Strait
 22.5 N
118.7 E
6.8
V-VI
470 km 
Bearing 90 degree
105
24.
21 December 1994

19 22
Southern part of Taiwan Strait
 22.4 N
118.7 E
5.2
III
460 km 
Bearing 90 degree
3
25.
31 December 1994

10 57
Beibu Wan
 20.5 N
109.3 E
5.7
IV
540 km 
Bearing 250 degree
6
26.
10 January 1995

18 10
Beibu Wan
 20.2 N
109.1 E
5.5
IV
570 km 
Bearing 250 degree
10
27.
25 February 1995

11 15
Taiwan Strait near Xiamen
 24.3 N
118.7 E
4.9
III-IV
510 km 
Bearing 60 degree
4
28.
26 March 1995

11 24
South of Xiachuan Dao
 21.0 N
112.4 E
4.2
III-IV
230 km 
Bearing 230 degree
5
29.
11 May 1995

09 59
Near the east coast of Lantau Island
 22.3 N
114.1 E
1.5
IV-V
12 km 
Bearing 260 degree
47
30.
29 May 1995

09 47
Near the east coast of Lantau Island
 22.3 N
114.1 E
1.0
II
13 km 
Bearing 270 degree
2
31.
29 May 1995

15 05
Near the east coast of Lantau Island
 22.3 N
114.1 E
1.3
II
12 km 
Bearing 270 degree
3
32.
12 November 1995

13 43
In the vicinity of Meizhou, Guangdong
 23.8 N
115.8 E
4.3
III
240 km 
Bearing 40 degree
8
33.
05 March 1996

22 52
Off east coast of Taiwan
 24.1 N
122.2 E
6.4
II-III
840 km 
Bearing70 degree
2
34.
06 September 1996

07 42
Off south coast of Taiwan
 21.9 N
121.5 E
6.9
III
760 km 
Bearing 90 degree
5
35.
20 October 1996

08 04
Over the South China Sea
 21.8 N
114.5 E
3.6
III
70 km 
Bearing 150 degree
3
36
22 May 1997

21 22
Over the Luzon Strait
 18.9 N
121.3 E
6.1
III
830 km 
Bearing 120 degree
20
37.
11 August 1997

08 53
Heyuan, Guangdong
 23.7 N
114.6 E
4.0
II
160 km 
Bearing 20 degree
2
38.
25 March 1999

06 10
Heyuan, Guangdong
 23.7 N
114.6 E
4.8
III-IV
160 km 
Bearing 20 degree
30
39.
20 August 1999

01 15
Heyuan, Guangdong
 23.7 N
114.6 E
4.5
IV
160 km 
Bearing 20 degree
29
40.
21 September 1999

01 47
Central Taiwan
 23.8 N
121.0 E
7.7
IV
710 km 
Bearing 80 degree
47
41.
 26 September 1999

07 53
Central Taiwan
 23.7 N
121.1 E
6.5
III-IV
730 km 
Bearing 80 degree
8
42.
30 September 1999

13 24
Dapeng Peninsula
 22.5 N
114.5 E
3.7
III-IV
40 km 
Bearing 60 degree
19
43.
22 October 1999

10 19
Central Taiwan
 23.4 N
120.5 E
5.9
IV
660 km 
Bearing 80 degree
16
44.
22 October 1999

11 10
Central Taiwan
 23.4 N
120.5 E
5.6
IV
660 km 
Bearing 80 degree
18
45.
12 December 1999

02 04
West coast of Luzon
 15.8 N
119.8 E
7.3
III-IV
930 km 
Bearing 140 degree
15
46.
11 June 2000

02 24
Central Taiwan
 23.8 N
121.2 E
6.4
III-IV
740 km 
Bearing 80 degree
5
47.
22 April 2001

01 52
Yangjiang, Guangdong
 21.8 N
111.7 E
4.6
III
260 km 
Bearing 260 degree
8
48.
31 March 2002

14 53
Off the east coast of Taiwan
 24.3 N
122.2 E
7.4
III-IV
850 km 
Bearing 70 degree
15
49.
10 December 2003

12 38
Near the east coast of Taiwan
 23.0 N
121.4 E
6.8
III-IV
740 km 
Bearing 80 degree
13
50.
17 September 2004

02 33
Yangjiang, Guangdong

21.7 N
111.9 E
4.9
III
240 km 
Bearing 250 degree
39
51.
15 October 2004

12 09
Over the sea to the east of Taiwan

24.5 N
122.7 E
6.7
III
900 km 
Bearing 70 degree
2