M4.5 earthquake 47 km NNE of Puli, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 47 km NNE of Puli, Taiwan on Mon, Jan 17, 2000, 4:22 AM GMT+8 (20:22 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-01-16 20:22:06 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.357° N, 121.155° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.015 km SSE of Hsinchu, Taiwan · 9754 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.5Taiwan · 9749 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.130 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9740 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.339 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9715 days ago · 64 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.748 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9694 days ago · 72 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009m84. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:50 AM UTC.