M4.4 earthquake 38 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 38 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan on Sat, Oct 26, 1985, 11:30 AM GMT+8 (03:30 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 43 km E 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-26 03:30:38 UTC
- Depth
- 10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.426° N, 121.873° 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.017 km W of Yonakuni, Japan · 14950 days ago · 93 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.149 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan · 14948 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 5.243 km E of Yilan, Taiwan · 14943 days ago · 84 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.825 km E of Yilan, Taiwan · 14938 days ago · 90 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.766 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan · 14938 days ago · 27 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.25 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14930 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.879 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14927 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.572 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14921 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.659 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14918 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.635 km SE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 14912 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.980 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14891 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002m4t. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:41 AM UTC.