M4.1 earthquake 29 km SE of Yujing, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 29 km SE of Yujing, Taiwan on Sun, Jul 15, 2001, 10:07 AM GMT+8 (02:07 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 101 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-07-15 02:07:46 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.956° N, 120.689° E
- Region
- Taiwan
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt in southern Taiwan. Recorded (3 TAP) in Chia-i and Kao-hsiung; (2 TAP) in Ping-tung, Tai-nan and Yun-lin; (1 TAP) in Tai-tung Counties. Also recorded (1 TAP) at Chang-hua and Tai-chung.
From the USGS event page for usp000ajjd. 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
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.493 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9226 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.347 km NE of Donggang, Taiwan · 9231 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.178 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9238 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.467 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9238 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.987 km E of Yujing, Taiwan · 9241 days ago · 84 km deep · 65 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ajjd. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:43 PM UTC.