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M4.2 earthquake 61 km E of Yujing, Taiwan

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 61 km E of Yujing, Taiwan on Sat, Aug 12, 2000, 8:22 PM GMT+8 (12:22 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 8 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-08-12 12:22:32 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.225° N, 121.054° E
Region
Taiwan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Recorded (2 TAP) in eastern Chia-i, northern Kao-hsiung and northern Tai-tung Counties; (1 TAP) in eastern Yun-lin County and at Chia-i.

From the USGS event page for usp0009yat. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.323 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9541 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.831 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9541 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.574 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan · 9541 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.525 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9541 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.624 km SE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9541 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.279 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9540 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 5.341 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9539 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.831 km ENE of Puli, Taiwan · 9529 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 5.88 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9520 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.216 km SW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9515 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.456 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9514 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 4.227 km WSW of Pizitou, Taiwan · 9504 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 3.984 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9501 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 4.539 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9501 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 4.338 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9494 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 4.333 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9494 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 4.363 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9554 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 4.529 km SSE of Puli, Taiwan · 9559 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 5.7Taiwan · 9564 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.633 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9578 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 5.46 km W of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9579 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009yat. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:32 PM UTC.