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M4.7 earthquake Taiwan

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in Taiwan on Wed, Nov 17, 1999, 3:35 PM GMT+8 (07:35 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1999-11-17 07:35:11 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.801° N, 120.706° 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 1.7 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.35 km SE of Zhongxing New Village, Taiwan · 9811 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.465 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9802 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.358 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9802 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.238 km SSE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9770 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.336 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9764 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 3.980 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9758 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 3.619 km NNW of Taichung, Taiwan · 9758 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.156 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9755 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 4.339 km ESE of Pizitou, Taiwan · 9815 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.035 km SSE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9815 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.120 km ESE of Pizitou, Taiwan · 9816 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.722 km ESE of Pizitou, Taiwan · 9816 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.315 km SE of Pizitou, Taiwan · 9819 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.53 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9819 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 3.99 km SSE of Taichung, Taiwan · 9821 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 4.482 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9825 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.962 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9826 days ago · 61 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.344 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9827 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 4.543 km ENE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9827 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 6.366 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9829 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 4.822 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9831 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 4.331 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9832 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 5.45 km NW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9832 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 4.66 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9832 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 4.313 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9832 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 3.931 km NW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9837 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 4.236 km ESE of Puli, Taiwan · 9838 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 4.236 km S of Lugu, Taiwan · 9838 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009hrq. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:50 PM UTC.