M4.1 earthquake 56 km E of Yujing, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 56 km E of Yujing, Taiwan on Sat, Jan 15, 2000, 7:05 PM GMT+8 (11:05 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 47 km SSE of Lugu, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-01-15 11:05:42 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.208° N, 121.005° 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
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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.755 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9749 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.038 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9747 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.130 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9739 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.484 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan · 9735 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.5122 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 9735 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.174 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9732 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.347 km SSE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9723 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.175 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 9716 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.896 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9701 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
Before
- 3.980 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9758 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.336 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9764 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.238 km SSE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9770 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.2117 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 9771 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.337 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9776 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009m5t. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:47 AM UTC.