M4.7 earthquake Taiwan region
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Taiwan region on Tue, Jun 2, 1987, 5:33 AM GMT+8 (21:33 UTC), 161 km (100 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 49 km NE of Jiufen, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-06-01 21:33:37 UTC
- Depth
- 161.3 km (100.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 24.953° N, 122.366° 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 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.449 km NE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 14347 days ago · 273 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.644 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan · 14335 days ago · 41 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.853 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14331 days ago · 122 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.2118 km ENE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 14305 days ago · 270 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00035f7. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:43 PM UTC.