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M4.9 earthquake 42 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 42 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan on Sat, Dec 30, 2000, 2:03 AM GMT+8 (18:03 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 57 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Sat, Dec 30, 2000, 2:03 AM GMT+8
UTC: 2000-12-29 18:03:31 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 24.386° N, 121.858° E
Region: Taiwan
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Recorded (5 TAP) in southeastern I-lan County; (4 TAP) in northeastern Hua-lien County; (3 TAP) at I-lan; (2 TAP) in Taipei County and at Hua-lien and Taipei. Recorded (1 TAP) in much of central and northern Taiwan.

From the USGS event page for usp000a6wm. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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: 80

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a6wm. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:08 AM UTC.