Taiwan earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 33 km SE of Puli, Taiwan

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 33 km SE of Puli, Taiwan on Fri, Jul 14, 2000, 3:18 PM GMT+8 (07:18 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 8 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2000-07-14 07:18:23 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.756° N, 121.207° 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
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.639 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9575 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.8Taiwan · 9574 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.637 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9572 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.631 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9570 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 5.7Taiwan · 9560 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.529 km SSE of Puli, Taiwan · 9556 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 4.233 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9552 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.363 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9551 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.261 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9546 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.323 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9538 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 4.831 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9538 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 4.525 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9537 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 5.341 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9535 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 4.831 km ENE of Puli, Taiwan · 9526 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 5.88 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9517 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 4.743 km S of Yilan, Taiwan · 9516 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 5.46 km W of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9575 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.728 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9575 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.431 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9575 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.438 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9576 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 4.833 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9579 days ago · 66 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.515 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9582 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.48 km N of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9582 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 3.743 km ENE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9583 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 5.3Taiwan · 9599 days ago · 50 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 4.220 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9600 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 4.534 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9600 days ago · 33 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 4.035 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9604 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009wfn. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:29 AM UTC.