Taiwan earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 23 km NE of Puli, Taiwan

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 23 km NE of Puli, Taiwan on Tue, Sep 21, 1999, 3:46 PM GMT+8 (07:46 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
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-09-21 07:46:08 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
24.086° N, 121.155° E
Region
Taiwan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

Felt (IV JMA) in the epicentral area and (II JMA) at Chia-i, Hua-lien and Tai-chung.

From the USGS event page for usp0009esy. 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 1.6 and up: 126 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.125 km S of Lugu, Taiwan · 9876 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.213 km SE of Douliu, Taiwan · 9876 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 3.733 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9876 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.632 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9876 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.16 km NW of Pizitou, Taiwan · 9875 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 3.8Taiwan · 9875 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 4.132 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9875 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.319 km SW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9875 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 4.0Taiwan · 9875 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 4.639 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9875 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.334 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9875 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 4.227 km NNE of Taichung, Taiwan · 9875 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 5.234 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9875 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 5.221 km ENE of Puli, Taiwan · 9875 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 4.510 km ENE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9875 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 4.323 km S of Lugu, Taiwan · 9875 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 5.127 km SW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9875 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 6.433 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9875 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 4.650 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9875 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 4.415 km E of Puli, Taiwan · 9875 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 5.839 km SSE of Puli, Taiwan · 9875 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 4.239 km SSE of Puli, Taiwan · 9875 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 4.927 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9875 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 4.421 km S of Lugu, Taiwan · 9875 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 4.636 km SSE of Puli, Taiwan · 9875 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 3.811 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9875 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 5.340 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 4.519 km SSE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 4.221 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 4.022 km ENE of Puli, Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 4.55 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 4.426 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 4.836 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 4.52 km E of Puli, Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 5.334 km ESE of Puli, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 4.625 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 4.550 km NW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 4.114 km SSE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 5.022 km W of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 4.516 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 4.237 km NNE of Puli, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 3.623 km ENE of Puli, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 3.75 km NNW of Lugu, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 4.338 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9872 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 4.79 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9872 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 4.335 km NW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9872 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 5.150 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9872 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 4.429 km W of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 4.635 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 6.531 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 4.041 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 3.931 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 4.77 km NNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 4.736 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 4.821 km ENE of Puli, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 4.912 km E of Puli, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 5.335 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9869 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 4.631 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9869 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 3.430 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9869 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 4.216 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9869 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 126.

Before

  1. 4.328 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9876 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 5.140 km SW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9876 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 3.820 km NNE of Puli, Taiwan · 9876 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 4.347 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9876 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.021 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9876 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 3.737 km ESE of Puli, Taiwan · 9876 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 3.9Taiwan · 9876 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.712 km E of Puli, Taiwan · 9876 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 4.813 km N of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9876 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 4.4Taiwan · 9876 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 4.318 km ESE of Pizitou, Taiwan · 9876 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.423 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9876 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 4.010 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9876 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 4.412 km SSE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9876 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 4.437 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9876 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 4.921 km SSE of Puli, Taiwan · 9876 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 4.429 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9876 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 4.128 km SW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9876 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 4.829 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9876 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 4.264 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9876 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009esy. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:49 PM UTC.