Taiwan earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 76 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 76 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan on Wed, Jul 26, 1978, 1:56 AM GMT+8 (17:56 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 83 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (mb), moderate
Local time: Wed, Jul 26, 1978, 1:56 AM GMT+8
UTC: 1978-07-25 17:56:29 UTC
Depth: 28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 22.346° N, 121.391° E
Region: Taiwan
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000vs5 (also filed as iscgem679919). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC.