M4.2 earthquake 27 km WSW of Pizitou, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 27 km WSW of Pizitou, Taiwan on Wed, Sep 27, 2000, 1:16 AM GMT+8 (17:16 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 39 km E of Yujing, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-09-26 17:16:42 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.424° N, 120.188° 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
- Stations used
- 11
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.539 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9497 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.338 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9490 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.333 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9490 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a0v6. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:45 PM UTC.