Taiwan earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Taiwan

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in Taiwan on Tue, Oct 24, 2000, 3:11 PM GMT+8 (07:11 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 62 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2000-10-24 07:11:58 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.762° N, 121.748° 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

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.420 km NNE of Puli, Taiwan · 9466 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.061 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 9442 days ago · 54 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.925 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9436 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 4.235 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9436 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 4.145 km NNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9436 days ago · 47 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 5.462 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 9423 days ago · 48 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.973 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 9421 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.118 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9416 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 4.133 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9413 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 4.333 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9490 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.338 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9490 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.122 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9492 days ago · 41 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.70 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9496 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 3.984 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9497 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a2ax. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:09 PM UTC.