M4.3 earthquake 36 km SE of Puli, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 36 km SE of Puli, Taiwan on Thu, Jan 6, 2000, 7:17 AM GMT+8 (23:17 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 47 km SSE of Lugu, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-01-05 23:17:05 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.709° N, 121.188° 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
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.980 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9758 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.619 km NNW of Taichung, Taiwan · 9758 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.156 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9755 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.547 km NNE of Puli, Taiwan · 9753 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.755 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9749 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.5Taiwan · 9749 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.038 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9747 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.130 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9739 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.174 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9732 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.347 km SSE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9723 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.339 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9715 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009kt9. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:47 AM UTC.