M5.2 earthquake 33 km S of Yilan, Taiwan
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 33 km S of Yilan, Taiwan on Fri, Sep 29, 1972, 12:28 PM GMT+8 (04:28 UTC), 74 km (46 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 9 km SW of Hualien City, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1972-09-29 04:28:27 UTC
- Depth
- 73.5 km (45.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 24.459° N, 121.758° 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
- ±0.21
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.175 km WSW of Yonakuni, Japan · 19679 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.99 km SW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 19676 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
- 6.110 km SW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 19675 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.89 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 19663 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem770042. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:42 AM UTC.