Taiwan earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 15 km NE of Puli, Taiwan

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 15 km NE of Puli, Taiwan on Tue, Sep 21, 1999, 4:22 AM GMT+8 (20:22 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.5 31 km SE of Puli, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1999-09-20 20:22:01 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
24.070° N, 121.078° E
Region
Taiwan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 161 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.927 km SSE of Puli, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.236 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 5.123 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.945 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.536 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 3.960 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.431 km ESE of Puli, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.615 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 4.820 km ESE of Puli, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 4.732 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 4.626 km S of Lugu, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 6.444 km SSE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 5.327 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 4.517 km S of Lugu, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 4.38 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 4.264 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 4.829 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 4.128 km SW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 4.429 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 4.921 km SSE of Puli, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 4.437 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 4.412 km SSE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 4.010 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 4.423 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 4.318 km ESE of Pizitou, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 4.4Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 4.813 km N of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 4.712 km E of Puli, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 3.9Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 3.737 km ESE of Puli, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 4.021 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 4.347 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 3.820 km NNE of Puli, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 5.140 km SW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 4.328 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 4.623 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 4.125 km S of Lugu, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 4.213 km SE of Douliu, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 3.733 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 4.632 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 4.16 km NW of Pizitou, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 3.8Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 4.132 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 4.319 km SW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 4.0Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 4.639 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 4.334 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 4.227 km NNE of Taichung, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 5.234 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 5.221 km ENE of Puli, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 4.510 km ENE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 4.323 km S of Lugu, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 5.127 km SW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 6.433 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 4.650 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 4.415 km E of Puli, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 5.839 km SSE of Puli, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 4.239 km SSE of Puli, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 4.927 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 4.421 km S of Lugu, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 161.

Before

  1. 4.811 km S of Puli, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.69 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 5.07 km W of Puli, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.57 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 4.833 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 5.034 km ESE of Pizitou, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.825 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.516 km NNE of Puli, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 4.922 km ESE of Puli, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 4.129 km ESE of Puli, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 4.535 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 4.939 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 6.236 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 6.133 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 6.354 km SW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 6.131 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 7.721 km S of Puli, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009eqv. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:07 PM UTC.