Taiwan earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 13 km SE of Yujing, Taiwan

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 13 km SE of Yujing, Taiwan on Tue, Mar 31, 1981, 6:22 AM GMT+8 (22:22 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

Yujing forecastMore in Taiwan

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1981-03-30 22:22:46 UTC
Depth
24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.047° N, 120.560° 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 1.8 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.215 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 16567 days ago · 28 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 5.9104 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 16640 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away

Earthquakes todayTaiwan earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001cye (also filed as iscgemsup630644). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:16 AM UTC.