Taiwan earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 24 km N of Puli, Taiwan

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 24 km N of Puli, Taiwan on Thu, May 18, 2000, 11:18 PM GMT+8 (15:18 UTC), 19 km (12 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
5.2 (ms), moderate
Local time
UTC
2000-05-18 15:18:58 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
24.189° N, 120.997° 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.

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.218 km ENE of Taichung, Taiwan · 9629 days ago · 59 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 6.429 km ESE of Puli, Taiwan · 9608 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.335 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9607 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.035 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9603 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.222 km WNW of Hsinchu, Taiwan · 9602 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.534 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9599 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 4.220 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9599 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 5.3Taiwan · 9598 days ago · 50 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 4.48 km N of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9581 days ago · 32 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 4.515 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9581 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.833 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9578 days ago · 66 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 4.438 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9575 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 4.431 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9575 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 4.728 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9574 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 5.46 km W of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9574 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 4.633 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9574 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 4.8Taiwan · 9573 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 4.637 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9571 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 5.128 km NNE of Puli, Taiwan · 9632 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 5.429 km NNE of Puli, Taiwan · 9632 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.917 km ENE of Puli, Taiwan · 9641 days ago · 68 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.813 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9643 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.537 km NNE of Puli, Taiwan · 9650 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 4.049 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9654 days ago · 53 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.425 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9660 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009t4s. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:15 AM UTC.