M4.8 earthquake 101 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 101 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan on Mon, Dec 3, 1979, 3:09 AM GMT+8 (19:09 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-12-02 19:09:43 UTC
- Depth
- 26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.934° N, 121.432° 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
- 56
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0104 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 17092 days ago · 24 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.1112 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 17075 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00014ad (also filed as iscgem653624). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:43 PM UTC.