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M4.7 earthquake 52 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 52 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan on Fri, Apr 15, 1983, 1:32 AM GMT+8 (17:32 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1983-04-14 17:32:31 UTC
Depth
19.4 km (12.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
22.950° N, 120.940° E
Region
Taiwan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.459 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 15836 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 4.457 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 15868 days ago · 24 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001uf4 (also filed as iscgemsup578834). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.