Taiwan earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 37 km NNE of Puli, Taiwan

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 37 km NNE of Puli, Taiwan on Sat, Apr 29, 2000, 3:46 PM GMT+8 (07:46 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.4 29 km ESE of Puli, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2000-04-29 07:46:55 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
24.250° N, 121.170° E
Region
Taiwan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009s1v. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:46 AM UTC.