Taiwan earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 74 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 74 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan on Mon, Jul 24, 1978, 10:36 AM GMT+8 (02:36 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 89 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (ms), moderate
Local time: Mon, Jul 24, 1978, 10:36 AM GMT+8
UTC: 1978-07-24 02:36:59 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 21.951° N, 121.465° E
Region: Taiwan
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 145

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Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000vr7 (also filed as iscgem679820). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC.