Taiwan earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 45 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 45 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan on Fri, Aug 30, 1985, 11:09 PM GMT+8 (15:09 UTC), 28 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 56 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1985-08-30 15:09:49 UTC
Depth
28.3 km (17.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
24.437° N, 122.036° 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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.820 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 15004 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 5.114 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14995 days ago · 106 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.832 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14992 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.972 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14992 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.99 km SW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14988 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.049 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan · 14985 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 5.556 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan · 14985 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.224 km E of Yilan, Taiwan · 14971 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 4.421 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14951 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 4.251 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14950 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 4.438 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan · 14949 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 4.017 km W of Yonakuni, Japan · 14949 days ago · 93 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 4.149 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan · 14946 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 4.554 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan · 15006 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.668 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 15007 days ago · 43 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.152 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 15010 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.917 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 15016 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.48 km N of Yilan, Taiwan · 15024 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 3.738 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan · 15028 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.444 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan · 15031 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 4.841 km S of Yilan, Taiwan · 15031 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 5.542 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan · 15031 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002j9a. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:07 AM UTC.