M3.8 earthquake 21 km ESE of Puli, Taiwan
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 21 km ESE of Puli, Taiwan on Thu, Jan 11, 2001, 5:09 PM GMT+8 (09:09 UTC), 45 km (28 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
- 3.8 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-01-11 09:09:11 UTC
- Depth
- 45.1 km (28.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.926° N, 121.180° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.747 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9389 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.515 km SE of Pizitou, Taiwan · 9376 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.149 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9369 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.135 km ENE of Yujing, Taiwan · 9365 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.232 km S of Lugu, Taiwan · 9355 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.97 km SW of Nantou, Taiwan · 9354 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.155 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9350 days ago · 56 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.333 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9344 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
Before
- 5.18 km ENE of Puli, Taiwan · 9394 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.023 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9395 days ago · 52 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.522 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9395 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.942 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan · 9406 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.133 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9413 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.118 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9416 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a7gs. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.