Taiwan earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 25 km E of Yilan, Taiwan

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 25 km E of Yilan, Taiwan on Thu, Nov 7, 1985, 1:25 PM GMT+8 (05:25 UTC), 90 km (56 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1985-11-07 05:25:15 UTC
Depth
90.4 km (56.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
24.742° N, 122.009° E
Region
Taiwan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt at Taipei and on eastern Taiwan.

From the USGS event page for usp0002mh8. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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 1.8 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.766 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan · 14938 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.25 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14930 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.879 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14927 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.572 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14922 days ago · 43 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.659 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14918 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.635 km SE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 14912 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 5.243 km E of Yilan, Taiwan · 14944 days ago · 84 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.149 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan · 14948 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.017 km W of Yonakuni, Japan · 14950 days ago · 93 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.438 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan · 14951 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.251 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14952 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.421 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14953 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002mh8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:58 PM UTC.