M5.1 earthquake 78 km E of Yujing, Taiwan
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 78 km E of Yujing, Taiwan on Tue, Jun 19, 2001, 1:43 PM GMT+8 (05:43 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (Mwc, centroid moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-06-19 05:43:41 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.089° N, 121.224° E
- Region
- Taiwan
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | Mwc, centroid moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.11 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.1 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt at Taipei. Recorded (5 TAP) in Tai-tung; (3 TAP) in Chia-i, Hua-lien and Nan-tou; (2 TAP) in Kao-hsiung, Tai-nan and Yun-lin Counties. Recorded (1 TAP) in many parts of central and southern Taiwan.
From the USGS event page for usp000agx4. 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.
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 165°, dip 61°, rake -30°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 271°, dip 64°, rake -147°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 124
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.347 km NE of Donggang, Taiwan · 9230 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.493 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9225 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.129 km SE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9212 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.157 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9204 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.4101 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9185 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
Before
- 5.467 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9238 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.987 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9240 days ago · 84 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.669 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9246 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.375 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9246 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.192 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9253 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.226 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9265 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000agx4 (also filed as gcmtb061901b, gcmt20010619054341, iscgem1884493). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:29 AM UTC.