M7.2 earthquake 18 km NNW of Yujing, Taiwan
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck 18 km NNW of Yujing, Taiwan on Wed, Dec 17, 1941, 4:19 AM GMT+9 (19:19 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
- 7.2 (mw), major
- Local time
- UTC
- 1941-12-16 19:19:43 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.290° N, 120.419° E
- Region
- Taiwan
- Strongest shaking
- VII, very strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Deaths and damage
From NOAA NCEI’s Significant Earthquake Database (record 3693), matched to this event by time and place.
- Deaths
- 319
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 1,768
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
- VII, very strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 31.9% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 3.9 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
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 4.2 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem901124. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:57 AM UTC.