Taiwan earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 31 km ENE of Puli, Taiwan

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 31 km ENE of Puli, Taiwan on Fri, Sep 1, 2000, 5:24 PM GMT+8 (09:24 UTC), 22 km (13 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
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2000-09-01 09:24:40 UTC
Depth
21.5 km (13.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
24.078° N, 121.253° 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
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Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.88 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9516 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 4.743 km S of Yilan, Taiwan · 9515 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.462 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan · 9514 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.538 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9512 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 4.216 km SW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9511 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.312 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan · 9506 days ago · 86 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.984 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9497 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.70 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9496 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 4.122 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9492 days ago · 41 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.338 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9490 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 4.333 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9490 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 4.6Taiwan · 9472 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 4.420 km NNE of Puli, Taiwan · 9466 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 5.341 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9535 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.261 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9545 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.233 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9551 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009zh1. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:17 PM UTC.