M4.3 earthquake 23 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 23 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan on Sun, Aug 20, 2000, 2:59 PM GMT+8 (06:59 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 31 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-08-20 06:59:39 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.017° N, 120.659° 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
- 22
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.831 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9537 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.574 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan · 9537 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.525 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9537 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.624 km SE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9537 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.279 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9536 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.456 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9510 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.227 km WSW of Pizitou, Taiwan · 9500 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.984 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9497 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.539 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9497 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.338 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9490 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.333 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9490 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009ytt. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:35 PM UTC.