M5.0 earthquake 28 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 28 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan on Wed, Feb 4, 1987, 8:15 PM GMT+8 (12:15 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.
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
- 1987-02-04 12:15:22 UTC
- Depth
- 70.5 km (43.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 24.523° N, 121.868° 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 2.0 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.128 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14473 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.954 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14459 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.448 km E of Jiufen, Taiwan · 14458 days ago · 79 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.938 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14447 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.474 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14437 days ago · 37 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.463 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14432 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
Before
- 5.2Taiwan region · 14478 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.160 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14481 days ago · 76 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.077 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14499 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.118 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14503 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.712 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14504 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003263. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC.