M4.4 earthquake 48 km E of Yilan, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 48 km E of Yilan, Taiwan on Sun, Jan 20, 1985, 11:45 AM GMT+8 (03:45 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 56 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-01-20 03:45:41 UTC
- Depth
- 41.0 km (25.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.765° N, 122.233° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.859 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 15225 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.945 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 15225 days ago · 37 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.232 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 15224 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.179 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 15215 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.847 km WSW of Yonakuni, Japan · 15209 days ago · 60 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.156 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 15177 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002b71. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:26 PM UTC.