M4.5 earthquake 100 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 100 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan on Wed, Oct 17, 1979, 12:39 AM GMT+8 (16:39 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 103 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-10-16 16:39:16 UTC
- Depth
- 38.0 km (23.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.815° N, 121.380° 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
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.7103 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 17096 days ago · 37 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.893 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 17096 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.397 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 17096 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.8101 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 17096 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.0104 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 17091 days ago · 24 km deep · 7 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00013gd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC.