M4.1 earthquake 75 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 75 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan on Tue, Feb 22, 2000, 11:42 PM GMT+8 (15:42 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 96 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-02-22 15:42:31 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.409° N, 121.331° E
- Region
- Taiwan
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Recorded (2 TAP) at Cheng-kung, Tai-tung and Ta-wu.
From the USGS event page for usp0009nu9. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.170 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 9715 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.896 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9704 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.8111 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 9697 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.454 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan · 9674 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009nu9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:26 PM UTC.