M5.0 earthquake 40 km S of Yilan, Taiwan
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 40 km S of Yilan, Taiwan on Tue, Nov 10, 1987, 12:33 PM GMT+8 (04:33 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (ms), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-11-10 04:33:08 UTC
- Depth
- 41.8 km (26.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.396° N, 121.713° 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.727 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14194 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.070 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14189 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.744 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14182 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.424 km SE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 14177 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.021 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14171 days ago · 43 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.229 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14171 days ago · 48 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.329 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14162 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.161 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan · 14155 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.273 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14155 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.347 km W of Yonakuni, Japan · 14150 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.818 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14144 days ago · 50 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003a0y. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:01 PM UTC.