M4.4 earthquake 56 km E of Yujing, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 56 km E of Yujing, Taiwan on Sun, Sep 17, 2000, 6:53 AM GMT+8 (22:53 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 39 km E 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-09-16 22:53:52 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.095° N, 121.013° 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
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.227 km WSW of Pizitou, Taiwan · 9500 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.984 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9497 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.539 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9497 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.338 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9490 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.333 km ESE of Lugu, Taiwan · 9490 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
Before
- 4.216 km SW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9511 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
- 5.341 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9535 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.279 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9536 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.624 km SE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9537 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.525 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9537 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.574 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan · 9537 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.831 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9537 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.323 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9537 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a0bq. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC.