M4.0 earthquake 15 km SSE of Hsinchu, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 15 km SSE of Hsinchu, Taiwan on Mon, Jan 17, 2000, 4:39 AM GMT+8 (20:39 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-01-16 20:39:59 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.673° N, 121.013° E
- Region
- Taiwan
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5Taiwan · 9749 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.130 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9739 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009m85. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:52 AM UTC.