Taiwan earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake Taiwan

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck in Taiwan on Tue, Jun 20, 2000, 5:56 AM GMT+8 (21:56 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.3 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Tue, Jun 20, 2000, 5:56 AM GMT+8
UTC: 2000-06-19 21:56:25 UTC
Depth: 50.0 km (31.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 23.868° N, 121.287° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Reverse (thrust)
Nodal plane 1: Strike 354°, dip 15°, rake 65°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 199°, dip 76°, rake 97°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 88

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009uv8 (also filed as gcmtb061900f, gcmt20000619215625, iscgem1736690). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC.