Taiwan earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 25 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 25 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan on Mon, Aug 21, 2000, 3:02 AM GMT+8 (19:02 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 24 km SE of Yujing, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
2000-08-20 19:02:21 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.023° N, 120.681° 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

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.624 km SE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9537 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 4.279 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9536 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.456 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9510 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.227 km WSW of Pizitou, Taiwan · 9500 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 3.984 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9497 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.539 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9497 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.338 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9490 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.333 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9490 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 4.574 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan · 9537 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.831 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9537 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.323 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9537 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 4.261 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9545 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.363 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9550 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.529 km SSE of Puli, Taiwan · 9555 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 5.7Taiwan · 9560 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009yun. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:54 PM UTC.