M4.3 earthquake 46 km E of Yilan, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 46 km E of Yilan, Taiwan on Tue, Jun 2, 1987, 4:00 AM GMT+8 (20:00 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-06-01 20:00:58 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.795° N, 122.215° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7Taiwan region · 14367 days ago · 161 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.449 km NE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 14356 days ago · 273 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.644 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan · 14344 days ago · 41 km deep · 49 km away
- 5.234 km N of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14341 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.853 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14340 days ago · 122 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.822 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14307 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00035f3. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:02 PM UTC.