|
No.
|
Date |
|
Epicentre
Location
|
|
Magnitude
|
Intensity
|
Distance & Bearing from Hong Kong
|
Number of Local Felt Reports
|
|
1.
|
08 May 1980
|
10:37
|
Over the sea east of Shantou, Guandong
|
23.4 N
117.4 E
|
4.2
|
II
|
360 km
Bearing 70 degree
|
2
|
|
2.
|
18 June 1980
|
17:32
|
Over the sea southeast of Taiwan
|
22.0 N
121.6 E
|
5.8
|
II
|
760 km
Bearing 90 degree
|
A few
|
|
3.
|
09 April 1981
|
09:04
|
Haifeng, Guangdong
|
23.0 N
115.4 E
|
4.2
|
III-IV
|
150 km
Bearing 60 degree
|
A few
|
|
4.
|
04 May 1981
|
19:05
|
Heyuan, Guangdong
|
23.8 N
114.7 E
|
4.8
|
II
|
180 km
Bearing 20 degree
|
A few
|
|
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
|
Over the sea east of the Lantau Island, Hong Kong
|
22.3 N
114.0 E
|
1.5
|
III-IV
|
18 km
Bearing 270 degree
|
12
|
|
7.
|
07 October 1982
|
22:13
|
Over the sea east of the Lantau Island, Hong Kong
|
22.3 N
114.0 E
|
1.5
|
III-IV
|
18 km
Bearing 270 degree
|
12
|
|
8.
|
24 June 1983
|
15:18
|
Northwestern Vietnam
|
21.7 N
103.3 E
|
6.6
|
IV
|
1120 km
Bearing 270 degree
|
24
|
|
9.
|
06 December 1983
|
22:26
|
Mai Po, Hong Kong
|
22.5 N
114.0 E
|
2.8
|
IV
|
28 km
Bearing 320 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
|
Luzon Strait
|
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
|
Central Luzon, the Philippines
|
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
|
Tainan, 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
|
Over the sea northeast of Dongsha Dao
|
21.4 N
117.8 E
|
5.4
|
III-IV
|
380 km
Bearing 100 degree
|
18
|
|
23.
|
16 September 1994
|
14:20
|
Southern part of Taiwan Strait
|
22.5 N
118.7 E
|
7.3
|
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
109.2 E
|
5.5
|
IV
|
570 km
Bearing 250 degree
|
10
|
|
27.
|
25 February 1995
|
11:15
|
Over the sea east of Xiamen, Fujian
|
24.3 N
118.7 E
|
4.9
|
III-IV
|
510 km
Bearing 60 degree
|
4
|
|
28.
|
26 March 1995
|
11:24
|
Over the sea south of Xiachuan Dao, Guangdong
|
21.0 N
112.4 E
|
4.2
|
III-IV
|
230 km
Bearing 230 degree
|
5
|
|
29.
|
11 May 1995
|
09:59
|
Over the sea east of the Lantau Island, Hong Kong |
22.3 N
114.1 E
|
3.1
|
IV-V
|
12 km
Bearing 260 degree
|
47
|
|
30.
|
29 May 1995
|
09:47
|
Over the sea east of the Lantau Island, Hong Kong |
22.3 N
114.0 E
|
2.4
|
II
|
18 km
Bearing 270 degree
|
2
|
|
31.
|
29 May 1995
|
15:05
|
Over the sea east of the Lantau Island, Hong Kong |
22.3 N
114.0E
|
2.2
|
II
|
18 km
Bearing 270 degree
|
3
|
|
32.
|
12 November 1995
|
13:43
|
Meizhou, Guangdong
|
23.9 N
115.8 E
|
4.3
|
III
|
240 km
Bearing 40 degree
|
8
|
|
33.
|
05 March 1996
|
22:52
|
Over the sea east of Taiwan
|
24.1 N
122.2 E
|
6.4
|
II-III
|
840 km
Bearing70 degree
|
2
|
|
34.
|
06 September 1996
|
07:42
|
Over the sea southeast 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 sea south of Dangan Islands
|
21.8 N
114.5 E
|
3.6
|
III
|
70 km
Bearing 150 degree
|
3
|
|
36
|
22 May 1997
|
21:22
|
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
|
4.4
|
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
121.2 E
|
6.5
|
III-IV
|
730 km
Bearing 80 degree
|
8
|
|
42.
|
30 September 1999
|
13:24
|
Dapeng Peninsula, Guangdong
|
22.5 N
114.5 E
|
3.8
|
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
|
Central Luzon, the Philippines
|
15.8 N
119.7 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
|
Over the sea east of Taiwan
|
24.3 N
122.2 E
|
7.4
|
III-IV
|
850 km
Bearing 70 degree
|
15
|
|
49.
|
10 December 2003
|
12:38
|
Over the sea southeast of Taiwan
|
23.0 N
121.4 E
|
6.8
|
III-IV
|
740 km
Bearing 80 degree
|
13
|
|
50.
|
17 September 2004
|
02:31
|
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 east of Taiwan
|
24.5 N
122.7 E
|
6.7
|
III
|
900 km
Bearing 70 degree
|
2
|
|
52.
|
14 September 2006 |
19:53
|
Over the sea area around Dangan Island
|
22.0 N
114.3 E
|
3.5
|
IV
|
36 km
Bearing 170 degree
|
200+
|
|
53.
|
26 December 2006
|
20:26
|
Over the sea near Southern Taiwan
|
21.8 N
120.6 E
|
7.2
|
III-IV
|
660 km
Bearing 90 degree
|
300+
|
|
54.
|
12 May 2008
|
14:28
|
Sichuan
|
31.021 N
103.367 E
|
8.0
|
III
|
1440 km
Bearing 310 degree
|
30+
|
|
55.
|
19 December 2009
|
21:02
|
Over the sea east of Taiwan |
23.8 N
121.7 E
|
6.4
|
II
|
790 km
Bearing 80 degree
|
4
|
|
56.
|
04 March 2010
|
08:19
|
Southern Taiwan |
22.9 N
120.9 E
|
6.4
|
II
|
690 km
Bearing 80 degree
|
8
|
| 57. |
19 November 2010
|
14:42
|
Deep Bay in Shenzhen |
22.5 N
113.9 E
|
2.8
|
IV
|
31 km
Bearing 320 degree
|
100+
|
| 58. |
20 March 2011
|
16:26
|
Southern part of the Luzon Strait |
19.1 N
121.1 E
|
6.0
|
III
|
800 km
Bearing 115 degree
|
10
|
