M5.9 earthquake 39 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 39 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan on Thu, Jun 14, 2001, 10:35 AM GMT+8 (02:35 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.9 (Mwc, centroid moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-06-14 02:35:25 UTC
- Depth
- 32.1 km (19.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.513° N, 122.033° E
- Region
- Taiwan
- Strongest shaking
- VI, strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.9 | Mwc, centroid moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.87 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.9 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Four people injured at Taipei and one injured at I-lan. Some damage occurred at Taipei and in other parts of northeastern Taiwan. Recorded (5 TAP) in I-lan County and at Taipei; (4 TAP) in Hsin-chu, Hua-lien, Miao-li, Taipei and Tao-yuan Counties; (3 TAP) at Hua-lien, Keelung, Miao-li and Tai-chung; (2 TAP) in much of central Taiwan. Recorded (1 JMA) on Iriomote-jima and Yonaguni-jima, Ryukyu Islands.
From the USGS event page for usp000agks. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VI, strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 11.6% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 2.1 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Strike-slip
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 87°, dip 62°, rake -5°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 179°, dip 85°, rake -152°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 367
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.329 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9227 days ago · 59 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.83 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9226 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.417 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9217 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.834 km N of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9213 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.840 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9196 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000agks (also filed as atlas20010614023500, atlas20010614023525, gcmtb061401a, gcmt20010614023525, iscgem1884427). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:51 PM UTC.