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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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

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.

After

  1. 4.813 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9643 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 3.917 km ENE of Puli, Taiwan · 9641 days ago · 68 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 5.429 km NNE of Puli, Taiwan · 9632 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 5.128 km NNE of Puli, Taiwan · 9632 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 5.224 km N of Puli, Taiwan · 9631 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 4.218 km ENE of Taichung, Taiwan · 9629 days ago · 59 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.448 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan · 9612 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 6.429 km ESE of Puli, Taiwan · 9607 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 4.335 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9606 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.035 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9603 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.222 km WNW of Hsinchu, Taiwan · 9602 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.534 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9599 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 4.220 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9599 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 5.3Taiwan · 9598 days ago · 50 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 4.049 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9653 days ago · 53 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.425 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9660 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away

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