Taiwan earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 44 km E of Yujing, Taiwan

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 44 km E of Yujing, Taiwan on Sun, Sep 26, 1999, 4:51 AM GMT+8 (20:51 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
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-09-25 20:51:56 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.166° N, 120.896° 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: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.635 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 6.531 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.041 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9869 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.821 km ENE of Puli, Taiwan · 9868 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.912 km E of Puli, Taiwan · 9868 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 5.335 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9868 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.631 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9868 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.430 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9868 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 4.66 km NE of Zhongxing New Village, Taiwan · 9867 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 4.666 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9867 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 3.928 km ESE of Puli, Taiwan · 9867 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 4.10 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9867 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 4.324 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9865 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 4.513 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9865 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 4.117 km SSE of Puli, Taiwan · 9865 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 5.231 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9864 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 4.543 km SSE of Puli, Taiwan · 9864 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 3.638 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9864 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 4.340 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9863 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 4.924 km SSE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9862 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 4.928 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9861 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 3.740 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9860 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 4.832 km SSE of Puli, Taiwan · 9860 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 3.472 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9860 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 4.325 km ESE of Puli, Taiwan · 9859 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 3.9Taiwan · 9857 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 4.547 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9856 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 3.915 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9854 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 4.322 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9854 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 5.327 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9852 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 5.454 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9847 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 4.847 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9847 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 4.554 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9847 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 4.42 km NNW of Zhongxing New Village, Taiwan · 9845 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 5.97 km SE of Pizitou, Taiwan · 9843 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 4.024 km E of Pizitou, Taiwan · 9843 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 4.611 km SSW of Nantou, Taiwan · 9843 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 5.68 km SE of Pizitou, Taiwan · 9843 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 4.7Taiwan · 9843 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 4.712 km E of Pizitou, Taiwan · 9843 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 4.817 km E of Pizitou, Taiwan · 9842 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 4.738 km ESE of Pizitou, Taiwan · 9842 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 4.130 km ESE of Pizitou, Taiwan · 9842 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 4.236 km S of Lugu, Taiwan · 9842 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 4.236 km ESE of Puli, Taiwan · 9841 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 6.366 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9833 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 4.543 km ENE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9831 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 3.962 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9830 days ago · 61 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 3.366 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9829 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 4.482 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9828 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 4.53 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9823 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 4.315 km SE of Pizitou, Taiwan · 9822 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 4.722 km ESE of Pizitou, Taiwan · 9819 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 4.120 km ESE of Pizitou, Taiwan · 9819 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 4.035 km SSE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9819 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 4.339 km ESE of Pizitou, Taiwan · 9818 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 4.7Taiwan · 9817 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 4.35 km SE of Zhongxing New Village, Taiwan · 9814 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 4.429 km W of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 5.150 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9870 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.338 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 3.75 km NNW of Lugu, Taiwan · 9871 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.114 km SSE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9872 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.625 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9872 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 5.334 km ESE of Puli, Taiwan · 9872 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.52 km E of Puli, Taiwan · 9872 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.426 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.519 km SSE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 5.340 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 4.636 km SSE of Puli, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 4.421 km S of Lugu, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 4.927 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 4.239 km SSE of Puli, Taiwan · 9873 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 5.839 km SSE of Puli, Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 4.415 km E of Puli, Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 4.650 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 6.433 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 5.127 km SW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9874 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away

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