Taiwan earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 2 km E of Puli, Taiwan

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 2 km E of Puli, Taiwan on Thu, Sep 23, 1999, 1:42 PM GMT+8 (05:42 UTC), 21 km (13 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
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1999-09-23 05:42:49 UTC
Depth
21.1 km (13.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.970° N, 120.990° E
Region
Taiwan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 94 in the 60 days after this one and 87 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.334 km ESE of Puli, Taiwan · 9868 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.625 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9868 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 4.550 km NW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9868 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.114 km SSE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9868 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 5.022 km W of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9868 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.516 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9868 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.237 km NNE of Puli, Taiwan · 9868 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 3.623 km ENE of Puli, Taiwan · 9867 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 3.75 km NNW of Lugu, Taiwan · 9867 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 4.338 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9867 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 4.79 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9867 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 4.335 km NW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9866 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 5.150 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9866 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 4.429 km W of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9866 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 4.544 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9866 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 4.635 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9866 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 6.531 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9866 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 4.041 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9866 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 3.931 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9865 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 4.77 km NNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9865 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 4.736 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9865 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 4.821 km ENE of Puli, Taiwan · 9864 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 4.912 km E of Puli, Taiwan · 9864 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 5.335 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9864 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 4.631 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9864 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 3.430 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9864 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 4.216 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9864 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 4.235 km NNE of Puli, Taiwan · 9864 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 4.66 km NE of Zhongxing New Village, Taiwan · 9864 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 4.666 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9863 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 3.928 km ESE of Puli, Taiwan · 9863 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 4.10 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9863 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 4.643 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9862 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 4.324 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9861 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 4.117 km SSE of Puli, Taiwan · 9861 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 5.231 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9860 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 4.543 km SSE of Puli, Taiwan · 9860 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 3.638 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9860 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 4.46 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9860 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 4.340 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9859 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 4.924 km SSE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9859 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 4.928 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9857 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 3.916 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9857 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 4.832 km SSE of Puli, Taiwan · 9856 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 4.325 km ESE of Puli, Taiwan · 9856 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 4.911 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9856 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 3.535 km SW of Yilan, Taiwan · 9855 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 4.149 km S of Daxi, Taiwan · 9854 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 3.917 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9854 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 3.9Taiwan · 9853 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 4.19 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9853 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 4.547 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9853 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 4.034 km ENE of Taichung, Taiwan · 9852 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 3.914 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9851 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 3.915 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9851 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 4.322 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9850 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 5.327 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9849 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 4.24 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9846 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 4.66 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9845 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 4.934 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9843 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 94.

Before

  1. 4.836 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9869 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.426 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9869 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.55 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9869 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.022 km ENE of Puli, Taiwan · 9869 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 4.221 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9869 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.519 km SSE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9869 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 5.340 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9869 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 3.811 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9869 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.636 km SSE of Puli, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 4.421 km S of Lugu, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.927 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 4.239 km SSE of Puli, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 5.839 km SSE of Puli, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 4.415 km E of Puli, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 4.650 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 6.433 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 5.127 km SW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 4.323 km S of Lugu, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 4.510 km ENE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 5.221 km ENE of Puli, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009ewf. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:36 PM UTC.