Taiwan earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 21 km SSE of Puli, Taiwan

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 21 km SSE of Puli, Taiwan on Tue, Sep 21, 1999, 8:45 AM GMT+8 (00:45 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, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-09-21 00:45:41 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.783° N, 121.049° E
Region
Taiwan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt (III JMA) at Chia-i and Hua-lien; (II JMA) at Tai-chung.

From the USGS event page for usp0009es1. 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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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: 147 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.437 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.412 km SSE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.010 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.423 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 4.318 km ESE of Pizitou, Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.4Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 4.813 km N of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.712 km E of Puli, Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 3.9Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 3.737 km ESE of Puli, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 4.021 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 4.347 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 3.820 km NNE of Puli, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 5.140 km SW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 4.328 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 4.623 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 4.125 km S of Lugu, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 4.213 km SE of Douliu, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 3.733 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 4.632 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 4.16 km NW of Pizitou, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 3.8Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 4.132 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 4.319 km SW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 4.0Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 4.639 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 4.334 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 4.227 km NNE of Taichung, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 5.234 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 5.221 km ENE of Puli, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 4.510 km ENE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 4.323 km S of Lugu, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 5.127 km SW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 6.433 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 4.650 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 4.415 km E of Puli, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 5.839 km SSE of Puli, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 4.239 km SSE of Puli, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 4.927 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 4.421 km S of Lugu, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 4.636 km SSE of Puli, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 3.811 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9872 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 5.340 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9872 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 4.519 km SSE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9872 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 4.221 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9872 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 4.022 km ENE of Puli, Taiwan · 9872 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 4.55 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9872 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 4.426 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9872 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 4.836 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9872 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 4.52 km E of Puli, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 5.334 km ESE of Puli, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 4.625 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 4.550 km NW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 4.114 km SSE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 5.022 km W of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 4.516 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 4.237 km NNE of Puli, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 3.623 km ENE of Puli, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 3.75 km NNW of Lugu, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 4.338 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 147.

Before

  1. 4.429 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.128 km SW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.829 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.264 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.38 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 4.517 km S of Lugu, Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 5.327 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 6.444 km SSE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.626 km S of Lugu, Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.732 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.820 km ESE of Puli, Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 4.615 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 4.431 km ESE of Puli, Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 3.960 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 4.536 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 4.945 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 5.123 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 4.236 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 4.927 km SSE of Puli, Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 4.915 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009es1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:23 PM UTC.