M4.5 earthquake 11 km NE of Puli, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 11 km NE of Puli, Taiwan on Sat, Mar 18, 2000, 8:52 PM GMT+8 (12:52 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 29 km NNE 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
- 4.5 (ml), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-03-18 12:52:17 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.052° N, 121.041° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.458 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9690 days ago · 53 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.427 km ENE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9683 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.425 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9660 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.049 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9653 days ago · 53 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.537 km NNE of Puli, Taiwan · 9650 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.813 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9643 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.917 km ENE of Puli, Taiwan · 9641 days ago · 68 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.429 km NNE of Puli, Taiwan · 9632 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.128 km NNE of Puli, Taiwan · 9632 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009pvf. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:51 AM UTC.