M5.0 earthquake 10 km NNW of Puli, Taiwan
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 10 km NNW of Puli, Taiwan on Thu, May 8, 1986, 4:59 PM GMT+8 (08:59 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.2 16 km N of Hualien City, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-05-08 08:59:08 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.049° N, 120.922° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.216 km N of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14735 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.58 km N of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14735 days ago · 31 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.42 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14734 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.99 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14733 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.012 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14733 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.714 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14731 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.810 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14731 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.45 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14727 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.913 km N of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14725 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.425 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14720 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.313 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14720 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.536 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14718 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002tqn. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:03 AM UTC.