Taiwan earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 25 km ESE of Puli, Taiwan

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 25 km ESE of Puli, Taiwan on Wed, Oct 6, 1999, 11:45 AM GMT+8 (03:45 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 66 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1999-10-06 03:45:30 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.845° N, 121.178° 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 1.5 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 134 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.911 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9856 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 3.535 km SW of Yilan, Taiwan · 9855 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.149 km S of Daxi, Taiwan · 9854 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 3.917 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9854 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 3.9Taiwan · 9853 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.19 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9853 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.547 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9853 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.034 km ENE of Taichung, Taiwan · 9853 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 3.914 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9852 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 3.915 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9851 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 4.322 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9850 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 5.327 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9849 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 4.24 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9846 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.66 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9846 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 4.934 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9843 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 5.454 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9843 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 4.847 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9843 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 4.554 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9843 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 4.42 km NNW of Zhongxing New Village, Taiwan · 9841 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 5.97 km SE of Pizitou, Taiwan · 9840 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 4.024 km E of Pizitou, Taiwan · 9840 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 4.611 km SSW of Nantou, Taiwan · 9840 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 5.68 km SE of Pizitou, Taiwan · 9840 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 4.7Taiwan · 9840 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 4.712 km E of Pizitou, Taiwan · 9839 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 4.817 km E of Pizitou, Taiwan · 9838 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 4.738 km ESE of Pizitou, Taiwan · 9838 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 4.130 km ESE of Pizitou, Taiwan · 9838 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 4.236 km S of Lugu, Taiwan · 9838 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 4.236 km ESE of Puli, Taiwan · 9838 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 3.931 km NW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9837 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 4.313 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9832 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 4.66 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9832 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 5.45 km NW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9832 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 4.331 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9832 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 4.822 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9832 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 6.366 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9829 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 4.543 km ENE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9827 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 4.344 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9827 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 3.962 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9826 days ago · 61 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 4.482 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9825 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 3.99 km SSE of Taichung, Taiwan · 9821 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 4.315 km SE of Pizitou, Taiwan · 9819 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 4.722 km ESE of Pizitou, Taiwan · 9816 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 4.120 km ESE of Pizitou, Taiwan · 9816 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 4.035 km SSE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9815 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 4.339 km ESE of Pizitou, Taiwan · 9815 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 4.7Taiwan · 9814 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 4.35 km SE of Zhongxing New Village, Taiwan · 9811 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 4.244 km SW of Yilan, Taiwan · 9803 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 4.465 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9802 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 4.358 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9802 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 4.832 km SSE of Puli, Taiwan · 9857 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 3.740 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9857 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.916 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9857 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.928 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9858 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 4.924 km SSE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9859 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.340 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9859 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 4.46 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9860 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 3.638 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9860 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 4.543 km SSE of Puli, Taiwan · 9860 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 5.231 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9861 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 4.117 km SSE of Puli, Taiwan · 9861 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 4.513 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9862 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 4.324 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9862 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 4.643 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9862 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 4.10 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9863 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 3.928 km ESE of Puli, Taiwan · 9863 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 4.666 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9863 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 4.66 km NE of Zhongxing New Village, Taiwan · 9864 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 4.235 km NNE of Puli, Taiwan · 9864 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 4.216 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9864 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009fgh. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:31 AM UTC.