Taiwan earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 43 km ENE of Yujing, Taiwan

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 43 km ENE of Yujing, Taiwan on Thu, Jul 6, 2000, 4:58 PM GMT+8 (08:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2000-07-06 08:58:06 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.227° N, 120.875° 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
5

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.438 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9575 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.633 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9574 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 5.7Taiwan · 9559 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 4.529 km SSE of Puli, Taiwan · 9555 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.363 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9550 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 4.261 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9545 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.323 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9537 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.831 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9537 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 4.574 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan · 9537 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 4.525 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9537 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 4.624 km SE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9537 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 4.279 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9536 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 5.341 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9534 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 4.54 km NNW of Yujing, Taiwan · 9582 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 5.3Taiwan · 9598 days ago · 50 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.220 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9599 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.534 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9599 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.335 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9606 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 6.429 km ESE of Puli, Taiwan · 9608 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009vvy. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:26 AM UTC.