Taiwan earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 64 km ESE of Hengchun, Taiwan

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 64 km ESE of Hengchun, Taiwan on Wed, Jul 26, 1978, 3:57 AM GMT+8 (19:57 UTC), 32 km (20 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
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1978-07-25 19:57:27 UTC
Depth
32.0 km (19.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
21.818° N, 121.337° 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.

Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.759 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17601 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.166 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17601 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 3.966 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17601 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.564 km ESE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17601 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 4.3100 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17596 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.773 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17589 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.588 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17589 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 5.483 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17583 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 5.279 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17570 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 4.294 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17565 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 3.767 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17547 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 5.276 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17602 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.570 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17602 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.579 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17602 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.570 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17602 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 5.4Taiwan region · 17603 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.3Taiwan region · 17603 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.045 km ESE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17603 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 5.589 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17603 days ago · 30 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 5.274 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17603 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 4.4Taiwan region · 17604 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 4.1112 km ESE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17604 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 4.3105 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17604 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 4.6121 km N of Basco, Philippines · 17604 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 5.179 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17604 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 4.874 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17604 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 5.075 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17604 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 5.167 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17604 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 5.072 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan · 17604 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 7.485 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17604 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 4.198 km ESE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17625 days ago · 42 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000vs7. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:42 AM UTC.