M4.5 earthquake 38 km NE of Puli, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 38 km NE of Puli, Taiwan on Fri, Sep 15, 2000, 8:07 AM GMT+8 (00:07 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 0 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-09-15 00:07:27 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.181° N, 121.273° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.216 km SW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9511 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.312 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan · 9506 days ago · 86 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.70 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9496 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.122 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9492 days ago · 41 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.338 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9490 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.333 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9490 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.6Taiwan · 9472 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.420 km NNE of Puli, Taiwan · 9466 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
Before
- 4.462 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan · 9514 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.743 km S of Yilan, Taiwan · 9515 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
- 5.88 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9516 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.831 km ENE of Puli, Taiwan · 9525 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.341 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9535 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a095. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:47 PM UTC.