M3.8 earthquake 41 km E of Yilan, Taiwan
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 41 km E of Yilan, Taiwan on Mon, Jun 29, 1981, 4:55 PM GMT+8 (08:55 UTC), 88 km (55 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 53 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-06-29 08:55:34 UTC
- Depth
- 88.2 km (54.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 24.818° N, 122.154° 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 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.553 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 16495 days ago · 123 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.367 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 16486 days ago · 163 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.335 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan · 16486 days ago · 73 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.227 km E of Yilan, Taiwan · 16469 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.035 km S of Yilan, Taiwan · 16465 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001edu. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.