1951 East Rift Valley earthquakes
| UTC time | |
|---|---|
| A: 1951-10-21 21:34:21 | |
| B: 1951-10-22 03:29:35 | |
| C: 1951-11-24 18:47:18 | |
| D: 1951-11-24 18:50:24 | |
| ISC event | |
| A: 894821 | |
| B: 894824 | |
| C: 894987 | |
| D: 894988 | |
| USGS-ANSS | |
| A: ComCat | |
| B: ComCat | |
| C: ComCat | |
| D: ComCat | |
| Local date | October 22, 1951 to December 5, 1951 |
| Magnitude | |
| A: 7.3 MS, 7.5 Mw | |
| B: 7.1 MS , 7.2 Mw | |
| C: 7.1 MS , 7.3 Mw | |
| D: 7.3 MS , 7.8 Mw | |
| Epicenter | 23°54′N 121°42′E / 23.9°N 121.7°E |
| Areas affected | Taiwan |
| Tsunami | minor |
| Casualties | 85 dead |
The 1951 East Rift Valley earthquakes (Chinese: 1951年縱谷地震系列; pinyin: 1951 nián Zònggǔ dìzhèn xìliè) were a series of earthquakes which struck eastern Taiwan from 22 October 1951 to 5 December 1951, four of which registered at 7 or greater on the moment magnitude scale, the largest of those being magnitude 7.3 and 7.8 quakes on November 24. Altogether the quakes killed 85 people.