Taiwan earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Taiwan region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Taiwan region on Tue, Jul 25, 1978, 3:20 AM GMT+8 (19:20 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 Taiwan region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1978-07-24 19:20:49 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
22.574° N, 121.211° 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.4Taiwan region · 17601 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.570 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17600 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.579 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17600 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 4.570 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17600 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 5.276 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17600 days ago · 28 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 4.464 km ESE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17600 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.759 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17599 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.166 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17599 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 3.966 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17599 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.564 km ESE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17599 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.3100 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17594 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 4.773 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17588 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 4.588 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17587 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 5.483 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17581 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 5.279 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17568 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 4.294 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17563 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 3.767 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17545 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 4.045 km ESE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17601 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 5.589 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17601 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 5.274 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17601 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.4Taiwan region · 17602 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.3105 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17602 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 5.179 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17602 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.874 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17602 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 5.075 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17602 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 5.167 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17602 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 5.072 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan · 17602 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 7.485 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17602 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000vrj. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:53 PM UTC.