Taiwan earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 38 km E of Yujing, Taiwan

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 38 km E of Yujing, Taiwan on Sun, Jan 23, 2000, 8:42 PM GMT+8 (12:42 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.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2000-01-23 12:42:29 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.062° N, 120.831° E
Region
Taiwan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.484 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan · 9736 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.5122 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 9736 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 5.347 km SSE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9723 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.175 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 9717 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.896 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9701 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.8111 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 9694 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.844 km ENE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9694 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 3.748 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9694 days ago · 72 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.458 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9691 days ago · 53 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 4.755 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9750 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.156 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9755 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 3.980 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9758 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.336 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9764 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.238 km SSE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9770 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.2117 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 9771 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009mk3. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:13 AM UTC.