M4.2 earthquake 32 km S of Lugu, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 32 km S of Lugu, Taiwan on Mon, Feb 19, 2001, 4:25 AM GMT+8 (20:25 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 33 km SE of Puli, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-02-18 20:25:07 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.458° N, 120.779° E
- Region
- Taiwan
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Recorded (5 TAP) in eastern Yun-lin; (4 TAP) in Chia-i and Nan-tou; (3 TAP) in Chang-hua and Tai-nan Counties; (2 TAP) in much of central Taiwan.
From the USGS event page for usp000a9wp. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.97 km SW of Nantou, Taiwan · 9355 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 5.333 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a9wp. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:54 PM UTC.