M6.5 earthquake 26 km SW of Yilan, Taiwan
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 26 km SW of Yilan, Taiwan on Sun, Sep 17, 1922, 3:23 PM GMT+8 (07:23 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.7 34 km SSW of Yilan, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.5 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1922-09-17 07:23:02 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.581° N, 121.577° E
- Region
- Taiwan
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.60
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.734 km SSW of Yilan, Taiwan · 37992 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
- 6.123 km W of Taoyuan City, Taiwan · 37965 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
- 7.030 km S of Daxi, Taiwan · 37964 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
- 6.76 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 37951 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem912015. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC.