M5.9 earthquake 52 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 52 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan on Tue, Nov 11, 1930, 4:29 PM GMT+8 (08:29 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.3 78 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.9 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1930-11-11 08:29:44 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.462° N, 122.164° 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
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.9 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem907733. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:33 PM UTC.