M4.5 earthquake 4 km NNW of Yujing, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of Yujing, Taiwan on Thu, Jul 6, 2000, 11:12 AM GMT+8 (03:12 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-07-06 03:12:18 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.157° N, 120.442° 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
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.743 km ENE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9582 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.7Taiwan · 9560 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.529 km SSE of Puli, Taiwan · 9555 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.363 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9551 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.261 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9545 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.323 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9537 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.831 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9537 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.574 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan · 9537 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.525 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9537 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.624 km SE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9537 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.279 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9536 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009vv2. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:44 PM UTC.