Taiwan earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 52 km SE of Puli, Taiwan

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 52 km SE of Puli, Taiwan on Sat, Nov 15, 1986, 8:33 AM GMT+8 (00:33 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 13 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1986-11-15 00:33:42 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.578° N, 121.267° E
Region
Taiwan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.540 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14565 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 5.423 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14565 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.228 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14565 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.427 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14565 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 5.021 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14565 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.021 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14565 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.525 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14565 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.867 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14565 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.3Taiwan · 14565 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 5.813 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14565 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 4.437 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14565 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 4.536 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14565 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 4.038 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14565 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 4.4Taiwan · 14565 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 4.339 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14565 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 4.944 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14565 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 4.811 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14565 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 4.934 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14564 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 5.025 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14564 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 4.521 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14564 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 4.032 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14564 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 4.531 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14564 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 4.496 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 14564 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 4.140 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14564 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 4.018 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14563 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 4.924 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14563 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 4.333 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14563 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 4.335 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14563 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 5.048 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14563 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 4.133 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14562 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 5.218 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14562 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 4.851 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14562 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 4.328 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14561 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 4.929 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14561 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 4.116 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14561 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 4.324 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14560 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 4.330 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14556 days ago · 30 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 3.942 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14556 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 4.033 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14556 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 4.836 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14554 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 5.136 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14550 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 4.041 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14546 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 3.721 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14545 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 4.741 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14543 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 4.529 km SW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14541 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 4.823 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14540 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 4.337 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14539 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 4.123 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14527 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 3.734 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14526 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 5.712 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14513 days ago · 38 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 4.118 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14513 days ago · 41 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 5.322 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14565 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.842 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14566 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 5.021 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14566 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 6.316 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14566 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 5.336 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14566 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 7.48 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14566 days ago · 34 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000300m. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:41 AM UTC.