M4.0 earthquake 58 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 58 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan on Wed, Sep 13, 2000, 11:28 AM GMT+8 (03:28 UTC), 107 km (67 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 79 km ESE of Hengchun, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-09-13 03:28:31 UTC
- Depth
- 107.4 km (66.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.972° N, 121.309° E
- Region
- Taiwan
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Recorded (3 TAP) on Lan-yu; (1 TAP) at Kao-hsiung and in Ping-tung and Tai-nan Counties.
From the USGS event page for usp000a060. 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.679 km ESE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 9508 days ago · 34 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.1109 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan · 9504 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.2116 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan · 9504 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a060. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:30 AM UTC.