M4.8 earthquake 111 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 111 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan on Thu, Mar 16, 2000, 8:37 AM GMT+8 (00:37 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-03-16 00:37:53 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.605° N, 121.618° E
- Region
- Taiwan
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Recorded (4 TAP) at Cheng-kung and (2 TAP) at Tai-tung.
From the USGS event page for usp0009prv. 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 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.458 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9692 days ago · 53 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.454 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan · 9673 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009prv. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:30 PM UTC.