M4.6 earthquake 61 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 61 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan on Tue, Jan 23, 2001, 7:27 AM GMT+8 (23:27 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 57 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-01-22 23:27:18 UTC
- Depth
- 42.7 km (26.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.334° N, 122.153° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- Stations used
- 43
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.149 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9369 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.257 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 9357 days ago · 109 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.155 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9350 days ago · 56 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.768 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9349 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
Before
- 4.747 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9389 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.023 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9395 days ago · 52 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.522 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9395 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.116 km S of Yonakuni, Japan · 9405 days ago · 56 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.942 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan · 9406 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a85z. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:16 AM UTC.