Taiwan earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 44 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 44 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan on Sun, Nov 16, 1986, 1:26 PM GMT+8 (05:26 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 12 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1986-11-16 05:26:14 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
24.371° N, 121.873° 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.

How well it is located

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: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.934 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14567 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 5.025 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14567 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.521 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14567 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.032 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14567 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.531 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14567 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.140 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14567 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.018 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14566 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 4.924 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14566 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.333 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14566 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 4.335 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14566 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 5.048 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14566 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 4.868 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14566 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 4.133 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14565 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 5.218 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14565 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 4.851 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14565 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 4.328 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14565 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 4.929 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14564 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 4.116 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14564 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 4.324 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14564 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 4.330 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14559 days ago · 30 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 3.942 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14559 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 4.033 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14559 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 4.836 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14557 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 5.074 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14556 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 4.941 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14554 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 5.136 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14553 days ago · 34 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 3.971 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan · 14550 days ago · 42 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 4.856 km E of Yilan, Taiwan · 14549 days ago · 39 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 4.041 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14549 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 3.721 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14548 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 4.741 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14546 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 4.957 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14545 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 4.529 km SW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14544 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 3.535 km SE of Hsinchu, Taiwan · 14544 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 4.823 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14543 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 5.215 km SSW of Jiufen, Taiwan · 14543 days ago · 104 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 4.337 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14542 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 4.862 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan · 14531 days ago · 37 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 4.123 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14531 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 3.557 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14530 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 3.734 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14529 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 4.844 km W of Yonakuni, Japan · 14524 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 3.662 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14517 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 5.712 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14516 days ago · 38 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 4.118 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14516 days ago · 41 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 4.077 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14511 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 4.811 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14568 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.563 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan · 14568 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.944 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14568 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.339 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14568 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.4Taiwan · 14568 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.038 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14568 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.536 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14568 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.437 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14568 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 5.813 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14568 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 4.3Taiwan · 14568 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.867 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14568 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 4.525 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14568 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 4.021 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14568 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 5.021 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14568 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 4.777 km WSW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14568 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 4.427 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14568 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 4.228 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14569 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 5.423 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14569 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 4.540 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14569 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 5.322 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14569 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000302b. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:49 PM UTC.