M4.3 earthquake 59 km E of Yilan, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 59 km E of Yilan, Taiwan on Tue, Sep 21, 1982, 8:23 PM GMT+8 (12:23 UTC), 132 km (82 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 53 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-21 12:23:07 UTC
- Depth
- 132.2 km (82.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 24.759° N, 122.339° 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 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.153 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 16069 days ago · 88 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.865 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 16053 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.171 km SSW of Yonakuni, Japan · 16051 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.753 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 16032 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.464 km E of Yilan, Taiwan · 16032 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
Before
- 4.511 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 16076 days ago · 73 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.768 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan · 16079 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.244 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 16080 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
- 5.373 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 16088 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.522 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan · 16088 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.327 km S of Yonakuni, Japan · 16095 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001pr7. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:55 PM UTC.