Taiwan earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 19 km NE of Yilan, Taiwan

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 19 km NE of Yilan, Taiwan on Wed, Dec 7, 1977, 3:12 PM GMT+8 (07:12 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 23 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1977-12-07 07:12:15 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
24.893° N, 121.879° E
Region
Taiwan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
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Stations used
9

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.227 km E of Jiufen, Taiwan · 17822 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 5.223 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 17803 days ago · 40 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.036 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 17800 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ryx (also filed as iscgemsup688783). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC.