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M4.6 earthquake 28 km SSE of Jiufen, Taiwan

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 28 km SSE of Jiufen, Taiwan on Sun, Jun 21, 1981, 12:23 PM GMT+8 (04:23 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1981-06-21 04:23:38 UTC
Depth
26.3 km (16.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
24.897° N, 122.000° E
Region
Taiwan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.056 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 16525 days ago · 113 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 3.841 km E of Yilan, Taiwan · 16521 days ago · 88 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.553 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 16495 days ago · 123 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.335 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan · 16486 days ago · 73 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001e8w (also filed as iscgemsup625479). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.