Taiwan earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 20 km SE of Puli, Taiwan

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 20 km SE of Puli, Taiwan on Mon, Jun 19, 2000, 3:32 PM GMT+8 (07:32 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2000-06-19 07:32:50 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.842° N, 121.119° 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
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.3Taiwan · 9598 days ago · 50 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 3.743 km ENE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9582 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.48 km N of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9581 days ago · 32 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.515 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9581 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.833 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9578 days ago · 66 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.438 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9575 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 4.431 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9575 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.728 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9574 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 5.46 km W of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9574 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 4.633 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9574 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 4.639 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9574 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 4.8Taiwan · 9573 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 4.637 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9571 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 4.631 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9569 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 5.7Taiwan · 9559 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 4.529 km SSE of Puli, Taiwan · 9555 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 4.233 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9551 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 4.363 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9550 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 4.261 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9545 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 4.534 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9599 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.035 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9603 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.335 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9606 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 6.429 km ESE of Puli, Taiwan · 9608 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 4.218 km ENE of Taichung, Taiwan · 9629 days ago · 59 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009uuf. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:27 AM UTC.