Earthquake details

Sunday, September 5, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Taiwan on Sunday, September 5, 1982 at 23:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hualien City (Taiwan - TW), about 85.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.440 and latitude 24.050.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 24.050, 122.440
UTC time 1982-09-05 23:53:16.540
Location Hualien City
Country Taiwan (TW)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-09-05

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.7
Hualien City
Taiwan · 2026-05-13 10:43 UTC
80.2 km
M 5.1
Hualien City
Taiwan · 2026-05-12 06:53 UTC
130.5 km
M 4.3
Hualien City
Taiwan · 2026-05-07 20:57 UTC
58.1 km
M 4.4
Hualien City
Taiwan · 2026-04-04 21:23 UTC
83.5 km
M 5.2
Hualien City
Taiwan · 2026-04-04 17:14 UTC
81.2 km
M 4.4
Hualien City
Taiwan · 2026-03-27 02:28 UTC
38.8 km
M 4.0
Hualien City
Taiwan · 2026-03-26 04:23 UTC
127.1 km
M 4.9
Hualien City
Taiwan · 2026-03-20 13:32 UTC
84.8 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.