M5.7 earthquake 103 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 103 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan on Sun, Dec 2, 1979, 1:25 PM GMT+8 (05:25 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.7 (ms), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-12-02 05:25:17 UTC
- Depth
- 37.0 km (23.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.919° N, 121.448° E
- Region
- Taiwan
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 5.2% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.2 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- 137
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.893 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 17097 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.397 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 17097 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.8101 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 17096 days ago · 26 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.0104 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 17092 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.1112 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 17076 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00014a6 (also filed as gcmtb120279b, gcmt19791202052517, atlas19791202052517, iscgem653601). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.