M4.7 earthquake 43 km S of Yilan, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 43 km S of Yilan, Taiwan on Mon, Sep 11, 2000, 6:49 PM GMT+8 (10:49 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 72 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-09-11 10:49:33 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.370° N, 121.827° 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
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.462 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan · 9514 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.538 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9512 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.216 km SW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9511 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.372 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 9510 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.312 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan · 9506 days ago · 86 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.70 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9496 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.122 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9492 days ago · 41 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.6Taiwan · 9472 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.420 km NNE of Puli, Taiwan · 9466 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a02u. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:07 PM UTC.