M4.4 earthquake 7 km SSW of Yilan, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 7 km SSW of Yilan, Taiwan on Mon, Nov 20, 2000, 8:07 AM GMT+8 (00:07 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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-11-20 00:07:12 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.698° N, 121.713° 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
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.925 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9436 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.145 km NNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9436 days ago · 47 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.462 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 9423 days ago · 48 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.118 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9416 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.133 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9413 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.942 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan · 9406 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.522 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9395 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.023 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9395 days ago · 52 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.747 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9389 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a4f5. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.