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M5.3 earthquake 60 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 60 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan on Sat, Apr 3, 1982, 11:44 AM GMT+8 (03:44 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.3 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1982-04-03 03:44:21 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
24.826° N, 122.355° E
Region
Taiwan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.466 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 16234 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.565 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 16217 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 4.864 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 16210 days ago · 99 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 3.836 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 16189 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001kh0 (also filed as iscgemsup600019). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC.