M5.2 earthquake 43 km E of Yilan, Taiwan
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 43 km E of Yilan, Taiwan on Sat, Nov 2, 1985, 8:13 AM GMT+8 (00:13 UTC), 84 km (52 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-11-02 00:13:30 UTC
- Depth
- 84.4 km (52.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 24.800° N, 122.184° 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 2.2 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.711 km S of Yonakuni, Japan · 14940 days ago · 52 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.825 km E of Yilan, Taiwan · 14937 days ago · 90 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.766 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan · 14936 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.879 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14925 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.572 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14920 days ago · 43 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.659 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14916 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.635 km SE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 14910 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
Before
- 4.149 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan · 14946 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.017 km W of Yonakuni, Japan · 14948 days ago · 93 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.438 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan · 14949 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.251 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14950 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.421 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14951 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.224 km E of Yilan, Taiwan · 14970 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002mct. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:28 PM UTC.