M4.0 earthquake 104 km ENE of Jiufen, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 104 km ENE of Jiufen, Taiwan on Fri, May 18, 2001, 12:31 AM GMT+8 (16:31 UTC), 253 km (157 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-05-17 16:31:54 UTC
- Depth
- 253.2 km (157.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 25.512° N, 122.788° 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.
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000af2r. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:44 PM UTC.