Taiwan earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 33 km NE of Puli, Taiwan

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 33 km NE of Puli, Taiwan on Sun, Aug 6, 2000, 5:51 PM GMT+8 (09:51 UTC), 10 km (6 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
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2000-08-06 09:51:41 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
24.192° N, 121.190° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.341 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9535 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.831 km ENE of Puli, Taiwan · 9525 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 5.88 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9516 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.743 km S of Yilan, Taiwan · 9515 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.462 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan · 9514 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.538 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9512 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 4.216 km SW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9511 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.312 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan · 9506 days ago · 86 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.70 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9496 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.122 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9492 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 4.529 km SSE of Puli, Taiwan · 9555 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 5.7Taiwan · 9560 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.631 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9569 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.637 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9571 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.8Taiwan · 9574 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.639 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9574 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.633 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9574 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 5.46 km W of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9575 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.728 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9575 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 4.431 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9575 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 4.438 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9576 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.833 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9578 days ago · 66 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 4.515 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9581 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009y05. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:06 PM UTC.