M4.7 earthquake 19 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 19 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan on Fri, Feb 27, 1981, 10:27 AM GMT+8 (02:27 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-02-27 02:27:33 UTC
- Depth
- 70.6 km (43.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 24.608° N, 121.848° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.75 km SSE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 16648 days ago · 146 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.876 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 16622 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.666 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 16601 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001cen. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:33 PM UTC.