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M4.3 earthquake 38 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 38 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan on Sat, Oct 7, 2000, 3:04 AM GMT+8 (19:04 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 25 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Sat, Oct 7, 2000, 3:04 AM GMT+8
UTC: 2000-10-06 19:04:48 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 23.620° N, 121.104° 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) in Nan-tou and eastern Yun-lin Counties and at Chia-i; (2 TAP) in Tai-nan County; (1 TAP) in Kao-hsiung and Tai-tung Counties. Also recorded (1 TAP) at Chang-hua and Hua-lien.

From the USGS event page for usp000a1c4. 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
Stations used: 14

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a1c4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:09 PM UTC.