M5.1 earthquake 8 km ENE of Puli, Taiwan
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 8 km ENE of Puli, Taiwan on Thu, Jan 11, 2001, 4:36 PM GMT+8 (08:36 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-01-11 08:36:58 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.990° N, 121.051° 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
- 32
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.821 km ESE of Puli, Taiwan · 9394 days ago · 45 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.747 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9389 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.515 km SE of Pizitou, Taiwan · 9377 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.149 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9369 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.135 km ENE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9365 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.232 km S of Lugu, Taiwan · 9355 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.97 km SW of Nantou, Taiwan · 9354 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.155 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9350 days ago · 56 km deep · 94 km away
- 5.333 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9344 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
Before
- 4.023 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9395 days ago · 52 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.522 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9395 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.942 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan · 9406 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.133 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9414 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.118 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9416 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a7gq. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:33 AM UTC.