M4.4 earthquake 27 km ENE of Yujing, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 27 km ENE of Yujing, Taiwan on Mon, Mar 27, 2000, 4:14 PM GMT+8 (08:14 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 11 km N of Donggang, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-03-27 08:14:12 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.228° N, 120.704° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.454 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan · 9671 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.049 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9654 days ago · 53 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.511 km N of Donggang, Taiwan · 9642 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.917 km ENE of Puli, Taiwan · 9641 days ago · 68 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.2115 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan · 9632 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
Before
- 4.458 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9691 days ago · 53 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.511 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9692 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.748 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9694 days ago · 72 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.844 km ENE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9694 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.896 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9701 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009q91. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:21 AM UTC.