M4.0 earthquake 47 km E of Yilan, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 47 km E of Yilan, Taiwan on Tue, Apr 24, 2001, 4:26 PM GMT+8 (08:26 UTC), 97 km (60 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 39 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-04-24 08:26:36 UTC
- Depth
- 96.8 km (60.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 24.831° N, 122.212° E
- Region
- Taiwan
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Recorded (2 TAP) in Hua-lien, I-lan and Tao-yuan; (1 TAP) in Taipei Counties.
From the USGS event page for usp000adw0. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0104 km ENE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 9269 days ago · 253 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.661 km W of Yonakuni, Japan · 9242 days ago · 78 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.939 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan · 9241 days ago · 32 km deep · 40 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayTaiwan earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000adw0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.