Taiwan earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Taiwan

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in Taiwan on Fri, Jan 21, 2000, 9:36 AM GMT+8 (01:36 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 47 km SSE of Lugu, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
2000-01-21 01:36:24 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
24.060° N, 121.410° 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.

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.130 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9739 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.259 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9736 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.174 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9732 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 5.347 km SSE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9723 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.339 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9715 days ago · 64 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.748 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9694 days ago · 72 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.511 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9692 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.458 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9690 days ago · 53 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 4.755 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9749 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.015 km SSE of Hsinchu, Taiwan · 9753 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.547 km NNE of Puli, Taiwan · 9753 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 3.619 km NNW of Taichung, Taiwan · 9758 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.980 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9758 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.336 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9764 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.238 km SSE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9770 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.437 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9776 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.337 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9776 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009mee. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:48 AM UTC.