M4.8 earthquake 93 km E of Yujing, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 93 km E of Yujing, Taiwan on Sun, Dec 2, 1979, 2:15 PM GMT+8 (06:15 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 112 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-12-02 06:15:52 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.966° N, 121.360° E
- Region
- Taiwan
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.8 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.12 | Mw, moment | ISCGEMSUP | Final · ±0.2 |
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
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.397 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 17105 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.8101 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 17105 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.0104 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 17101 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.1112 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 17084 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00014a8 (also filed as iscgemsup653603). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:38 PM UTC.