M4.4 earthquake 58 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 58 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan on Mon, Mar 20, 2000, 1:57 AM GMT+8 (17:57 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 24 km N of Puli, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-03-19 17:57:09 UTC
- Depth
- 52.8 km (32.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.313° N, 121.084° 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) in the epicentral area, (2 TAP) at Chia-i and (1 TAP) at Chang-hua. Also recorded (1 TAP) at Ma-kung, Peng-hu Tao.
From the USGS event page for usp0009pxd. 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
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.427 km ENE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9686 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.454 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan · 9674 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.425 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9663 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.049 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9656 days ago · 53 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.917 km ENE of Puli, Taiwan · 9644 days ago · 68 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.128 km NNE of Puli, Taiwan · 9635 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.2115 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan · 9635 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 5.224 km N of Puli, Taiwan · 9634 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
Before
- 4.511 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9695 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.748 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9697 days ago · 72 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.844 km ENE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9697 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.8111 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 9697 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.896 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9704 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009pxd. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:17 AM UTC.