M3.9 earthquake 87 km E of Yujing, Taiwan
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 87 km E of Yujing, Taiwan on Sun, Jun 17, 2001, 5:07 AM GMT+8 (21:07 UTC), 84 km (52 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 67 km E of Yujing, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-06-16 21:07:12 UTC
- Depth
- 83.9 km (52.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 23.081° N, 121.312° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.467 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9238 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.178 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9238 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.347 km NE of Donggang, Taiwan · 9231 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.493 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9226 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.129 km SE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9212 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.157 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9204 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.4101 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9186 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000agt5. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:34 PM UTC.