M4.5 earthquake Taiwan
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in Taiwan on Mon, Apr 27, 1987, 4:35 AM GMT+8 (20:35 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 88 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-04-26 20:35:31 UTC
- Depth
- 56.1 km (34.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.363° N, 121.535° 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 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.224 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14397 days ago · 38 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.919 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14402 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.027 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14402 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.343 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14409 days ago · 55 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.242 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14409 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00034gm. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:11 AM UTC.