M4.5 earthquake 22 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 22 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan on Sun, Sep 5, 1982, 6:20 PM GMT+8 (10:20 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 73 km SW 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-05 10:20:49 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.716° N, 121.971° 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
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.373 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 16087 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.244 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 16079 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.768 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan · 16079 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.359 km E of Yilan, Taiwan · 16072 days ago · 132 km deep · 37 km away
- 5.153 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 16069 days ago · 88 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.865 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 16052 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.928 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 16042 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.753 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 16031 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.464 km E of Yilan, Taiwan · 16031 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001pe1. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:00 AM UTC.