M4.0 earthquake 43 km SE of Jiufen, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 43 km SE of Jiufen, Taiwan on Tue, Nov 23, 1982, 7:06 AM GMT+8 (23:06 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.5 48 km WNW 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
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-11-22 23:06:13 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.872° N, 122.184° 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.
How well it is located
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.548 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 15986 days ago · 87 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.942 km SE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 15959 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.432 km ENE of Yilan, Taiwan · 15955 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.467 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 15952 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001r2f. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.