June 10, 2000 Earthquake: Nan-Tou, Taiwan
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Nan-Tou, Taiwan on June 10, 2000 at 18:23:29 UTC, 33 km below the surface. It killed 2 people.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- June 10, 2000
- Time
- 18:23:29 UTC
- Place
- Nan-Tou, Taiwan
- Magnitude
- 6.4 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 33 km (21 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 23.843° N, 121.225° E
- Country
- Taiwan
The toll
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 36
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Two people died from heart attacks and 36 injured in the Nan-tou area. Landslides and rockslides blocked a number of
highways in central Taiwan. Felt throughout Taiwan.
Also felt (IV) in Hong Kong. Recorded (6 TAP) in
western Nan-tou County, (5 TAP) from northern Hua-lien
to Tai-nan County and (4 TAP) throughout central
Taiwan and on Peng-hu Tao. Recorded (1 JMA) on
Iriomote-jima and Yonaguni-jima, Ryukyu Islands. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- May 22, 1782, Tainan, Taiwan
- April 20, 1935, Mialoi, Taiwan
- July 16, 1935, Xiinzhu, Taiwan
- September 20, 1999, Nantou, Taichung, Taizhong, Taiwan
- June 6, 1862, Tainan, Taiwan
- 1721, Tainan, Taiwan
- March 16, 1906, Jiayi, Taiwan
- December 3, 1848, Zhanghua, Taiwan
- December 18, 1867, Chilung (Keelung), Taiwan
- February 1845, Zhanghua, Taiwan
- December 16, 1941, Taiwan
- January 30, 1736, Tainan, Taiwan
- August 9, 1792, Jiayi, Tainan, Taiwan
- August 28, 1916, Taiwan
- November 5, 1904, Jiayi, Taiwan
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 5564.