M4.4 earthquake 8 km N of Yilan, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 8 km N of Yilan, Taiwan on Mon, Aug 12, 1985, 8:21 AM GMT+8 (00:21 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 56 km ESE of Yilan, 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
- 1985-08-12 00:21:33 UTC
- Depth
- 32.2 km (20.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.837° N, 121.762° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.152 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 15009 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.668 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 15006 days ago · 43 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.554 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan · 15005 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.745 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan · 15005 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.049 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan · 14984 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.556 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan · 14984 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.224 km E of Yilan, Taiwan · 14970 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
Before
- 3.738 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan · 15027 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.444 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan · 15030 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.841 km S of Yilan, Taiwan · 15030 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 5.542 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan · 15030 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.850 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 15044 days ago · 105 km deep · 57 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002hmd. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC.