M4.3 earthquake 12 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 12 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan on Wed, Sep 20, 2000, 9:24 PM GMT+8 (13:24 UTC), 86 km (54 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 0 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-09-20 13:24:17 UTC
- Depth
- 86.3 km (53.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 24.709° N, 121.864° 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.
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.70 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9496 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.122 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9492 days ago · 41 km deep · 68 km away
Before
- 5.372 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 9510 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.216 km SW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9511 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.538 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9512 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.462 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan · 9515 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.743 km S of Yilan, Taiwan · 9515 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.88 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9516 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.831 km ENE of Puli, Taiwan · 9525 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a0jq. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:06 PM UTC.