Taiwan earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake Taiwan

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in Taiwan on Sat, Jul 15, 2000, 7:04 AM GMT+8 (23:04 UTC), 33 km (21 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
2000-07-14 23:04:35 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.960° N, 121.859° 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
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.637 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9571 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.631 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9569 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.529 km SSE of Puli, Taiwan · 9555 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.455 km WSW of Yonakuni, Japan · 9552 days ago · 59 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.233 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9551 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 5.341 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9534 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.831 km ENE of Puli, Taiwan · 9525 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 5.88 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9516 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 4.743 km S of Yilan, Taiwan · 9515 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 4.462 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan · 9514 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 4.639 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9574 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.633 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9574 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 5.46 km W of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9574 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.728 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9575 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 4.431 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9575 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 4.438 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9575 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.833 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9578 days ago · 66 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 3.728 km E of Yilan, Taiwan · 9578 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.515 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9581 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 4.48 km N of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9581 days ago · 32 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 4.463 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan · 9590 days ago · 107 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 5.3Taiwan · 9599 days ago · 50 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 4.220 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9599 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.534 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9600 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 4.035 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9603 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009whp. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:30 AM UTC.