Taiwan earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 79 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 79 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan on Tue, Aug 22, 2000, 12:42 AM GMT+8 (16:42 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 41 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2000-08-21 16:42:26 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
22.787° N, 121.148° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 5.341 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9535 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.058 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan · 9514 days ago · 107 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.456 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9510 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 3.984 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9497 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.539 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9497 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.338 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9490 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.333 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9490 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 4.624 km SE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9537 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.525 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9537 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.574 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan · 9538 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 4.831 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9538 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.323 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9538 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.261 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9546 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 4.363 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9551 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 5.7Taiwan · 9560 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009yw5. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:34 AM UTC.