M7.0 earthquake 113 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck 113 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan on Wed, Dec 7, 1938, 8:00 AM GMT+9 (23:00 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.0 (mw), major
- Local time
- UTC
- 1938-12-06 23:00:52 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.841° N, 121.520° E
- Region
- Taiwan
- Strongest shaking
- VI, strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Deaths and damage
From NOAA NCEI’s Significant Earthquake Database (record 8012), matched to this event by time and place.
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 13
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VI, strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 21.5% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 3.0 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- ±0.31
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 4.0 and up: 3 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 iscgem902854. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.