M4.8 earthquake 100 km E of Yujing, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 100 km E of Yujing, Taiwan on Sun, Sep 13, 1981, 7:32 AM GMT+8 (23:32 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-09-12 23:32:54 UTC
- Depth
- 33.9 km (21.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.970° N, 121.427° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.399 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 16421 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.797 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 16408 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.656 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 16395 days ago · 48 km deep · 59 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fuq (also filed as iscgemsup611401). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:30 AM UTC.