On the basis of digital records from Tayuan well, we study coseismic effects of water temperature caused by remote earthquakes. The records show that the water temperature changes are consistently following the process of drop-rise-recovery regardless of focal mechanism or epicentral directions. The step amplitude of water temperature increases with the increase of earthquake magnitude, and decreases with the decrease of epicentral distances. They have rather well correlation. Water temperature rising after earthquake is influenced by water level variations. Finally, the mechanisms of coseismic effects of water temperature have been discussed. Preliminary study shows that accelerated convection and mixing of different temperature water in virtue of seismic wave are the main causes of water temperature drops. Seismic wave accelerates water convection, which causes warm water to move up from deeper part of the well and cold water to go down from the upper part. Temperature probe will detect water temperature drops at early stage. After the occurrence of earthquake, as the fluctuation of water level gradually quiets down, water temperature near the probe begins to rise.
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