M4.8 earthquake 44 km ENE of Yujing, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 44 km ENE of Yujing, Taiwan on Thu, Mar 16, 2000, 9:10 PM GMT+8 (13:10 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-03-16 13:10:55 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.255° N, 120.877° 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 1.8 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.748 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9694 days ago · 72 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.511 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9692 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.458 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9691 days ago · 53 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.427 km ENE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9683 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.454 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan · 9671 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.425 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9660 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.049 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9653 days ago · 53 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.511 km N of Donggang, Taiwan · 9642 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.917 km ENE of Puli, Taiwan · 9641 days ago · 68 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009psf. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:45 AM UTC.