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M5.2 earthquake Taiwan

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in Taiwan on Fri, Nov 14, 1975, 12:25 AM GMT+8 (16:25 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.2 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1975-11-13 16:25:03 UTC
Depth
66.0 km (41.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
24.333° N, 121.627° 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

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Stations used
54

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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 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.614 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 18574 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 5.183 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 18523 days ago · 48 km deep · 96 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000djw (also filed as iscgem721694). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.