M4.3 earthquake 97 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 97 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan on Sun, Dec 2, 1979, 4:46 PM GMT+8 (08:46 UTC), 26 km (16 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-12-02 08:46:21 UTC
- Depth
- 26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.885° N, 121.377° 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
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8101 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 17103 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.0104 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 17099 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.1112 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 17083 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00014aa. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:26 AM UTC.