M4.3 earthquake 35 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 35 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan on Mon, Aug 3, 1981, 5:53 PM GMT+8 (09:53 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 73 km SSW of Yonakuni, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-08-03 09:53:50 UTC
- Depth
- 73.0 km (45.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 24.612° N, 122.062° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.227 km E of Yilan, Taiwan · 16469 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.573 km SSW of Yonakuni, Japan · 16467 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.035 km S of Yilan, Taiwan · 16465 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.033 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 16458 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.512 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 16442 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.025 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 16433 days ago · 110 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.110 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 16432 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001f38. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.