M5.2 earthquake 98 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 98 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan on Sun, Jul 1, 1973, 1:43 AM GMT+8 (17:43 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 76 km E of Hengchun, 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 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-06-30 17:43:27 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.856° N, 121.376° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 68
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.676 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan · 19414 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.396 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan · 19405 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
Before
- 4.7139 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 19450 days ago · 45 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.453 km NNE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 19464 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.454 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 19465 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.685 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 19467 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00002g0 (also filed as iscgem760078). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC.