M4.0 earthquake 104 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 104 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan on Fri, Dec 7, 1979, 1:03 PM GMT+8 (05:03 UTC), 24 km (15 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
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-12-07 05:03:38 UTC
- Depth
- 24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.850° N, 121.440° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1112 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 17076 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.792 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan · 17062 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00014c4 (also filed as iscgemsup653804). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC.