Taiwan earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 29 km SSE of Puli, Taiwan

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 29 km SSE of Puli, Taiwan on Wed, Aug 2, 2000, 4:34 PM GMT+8 (08:34 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
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2000-08-02 08:34:32 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.729° N, 121.098° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.233 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9551 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.363 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9550 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.261 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9545 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.323 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9537 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.831 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9537 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.525 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9537 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.624 km SE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9537 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 5.341 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9534 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.831 km ENE of Puli, Taiwan · 9525 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 5.88 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9516 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 4.538 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9511 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 4.216 km SW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9511 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 4.456 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9510 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 4.227 km WSW of Pizitou, Taiwan · 9500 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 3.984 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9497 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 4.539 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9496 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 4.70 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9496 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 5.7Taiwan · 9560 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.631 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9569 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.637 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9571 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.8Taiwan · 9574 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.639 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9574 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.633 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9574 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 5.46 km W of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9574 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.728 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9575 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.431 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9575 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.438 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9575 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 4.833 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9578 days ago · 66 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 4.515 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9581 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 4.48 km N of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9581 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 3.743 km ENE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9582 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 4.54 km NNW of Yujing, Taiwan · 9582 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009xms. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:03 AM UTC.