Taiwan earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 44 km NE of Puli, Taiwan

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 44 km NE of Puli, Taiwan on Thu, Nov 4, 1999, 7:06 PM GMT+8 (11:06 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1999-11-04 11:06:22 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
24.268° N, 121.258° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.99 km SSE of Taichung, Taiwan · 9822 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.035 km SSE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9816 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.7Taiwan · 9815 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.35 km SE of Zhongxing New Village, Taiwan · 9812 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.244 km SW of Yilan, Taiwan · 9804 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.337 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9777 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.437 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9777 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.238 km SSE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9771 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.822 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9833 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 4.331 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9833 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 5.45 km NW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9833 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.66 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9833 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.313 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9833 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 3.931 km NW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9838 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.236 km ESE of Puli, Taiwan · 9839 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.611 km SSW of Nantou, Taiwan · 9841 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.42 km NNW of Zhongxing New Village, Taiwan · 9842 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 4.554 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9844 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.847 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9844 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 5.454 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9844 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 4.934 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9844 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 4.66 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9847 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 4.24 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9847 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 5.327 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9850 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 4.322 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9851 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 3.915 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9852 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 3.914 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9853 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 4.034 km ENE of Taichung, Taiwan · 9854 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009h2w. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:18 AM UTC.