M4.7 earthquake 47 km NE of Puli, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 47 km NE of Puli, Taiwan on Tue, Jan 16, 2001, 9:43 AM GMT+8 (01:43 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-01-16 01:43:09 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.324° N, 121.235° 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
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.661 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan · 9382 days ago · 43 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.149 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9369 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.97 km SW of Nantou, Taiwan · 9354 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.333 km SE of Puli, Taiwan · 9344 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
Before
- 3.821 km ESE of Puli, Taiwan · 9394 days ago · 45 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.18 km ENE of Puli, Taiwan · 9394 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.023 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9395 days ago · 52 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.522 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9395 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.942 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan · 9406 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.133 km NE of Puli, Taiwan · 9413 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.118 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9416 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a7rz. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.