Moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 9 km depth24 Feb 17:25 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 2 minutes.24 Feb 17:27: Now using data updates from EMSCI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeFeb 24, 2026 17:23:09 UTC - Local time at epicenterWednesday, Feb 25, 2026, at 01:23 am (GMT +8)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude4.3Depth9.4 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude23.09°N / 120.51°ETainan, Taiwan, TaiwanSeismic antipode23.09°S / 59.49°WParaguayQuality26 seismic stationsShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt1 reportPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoUnnamed 24.00°N/121.83°E (168 km / 104 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeBroken Clouds 23°C (73 F), humidity: 78%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from NEstimated seismic energy released1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.3 | about seismic energy13 minutes ago reported feltFeb 24, 2026 17:23 GMT / Feb 25, 2026 01:23 am (GMT +8)Lat / Lng: 23.09 / 120.51: TaiwanSource: EMSCOther sources: CWB: 4.3 / 9.4 kmDetail info | Read user reports | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22750052',23.09000,120.51000,'13 minutes ago: Mag. 4.3, Taiwan',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in Taiwan TaiwanNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Tainan, a city of 1.9 million people in Taiwan, in 32 km (20 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. Several smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of Taiwan, Taipei, 241 km (150 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake was probably felt as very weak shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry6 km (4 mi)NW of epicenterYujing(pop: 16,600)IV: LightTainan, TaiwanTaiwan27 km (17 mi)W of epicenterYongkang(pop: 233,700)III: WeakTainan, TaiwanTaiwan32 km (20 mi)NW of epicenterXinying(pop: 75,000)III: WeakTainan, TaiwanTaiwan32 km (20 mi)W of epicenterTainan(pop: 1,856,600)III: WeakTaiwanTaiwan44 km (27 mi)N of epicenterChiayi City(pop: 263,200)III: WeakChiayi, TaiwanTaiwan45 km (28 mi)NW of epicenterTaibao(pop: 38,700)III: WeakChiyayi County, TaiwanTaiwan48 km (30 mi)NW of epicenterBudai(pop: 19,300)III: WeakChiyayi County, TaiwanTaiwan54 km (33 mi)S of epicenterFengshan(pop: 356,500)III: WeakKaohsiung, KaohsiungTaiwan55 km (34 mi)NW of epicenterDongshi(pop: 15,000)III: WeakChiyayi County, TaiwanTaiwan57 km (36 mi)N of epicenterBeigang(pop: 33,300)III: WeakYunlin, TaiwanTaiwan60 km (37 mi)S of epicenterChaozhou(pop: 55,100)III: WeakPingtung, TaiwanTaiwan67 km (42 mi)E of epicenterGuanshan(pop: 8,160)III: WeakTaitung, TaiwanTaiwan69 km (43 mi)N of epicenterDouliu(pop: 107,900)III: WeakYunlin, TaiwanTaiwan70 km (43 mi)S of epicenterDonggang(pop: 47,700)III: WeakPingtung, TaiwanTaiwan72 km (45 mi)E of epicenterChishang(pop: 7,980)III: WeakTaitung, TaiwanTaiwan74 km (46 mi)N of epicenterCitong(pop: 25,000)III: WeakYunlin, TaiwanTaiwan75 km (46 mi)SE of epicenterTaitung(pop: 103,300)III: WeakTaiwanTaiwan76 km (47 mi)N of epicenterLinnei(pop: 16,900)III: WeakYunlin, TaiwanTaiwan76 km (47 mi)N of epicenterZhushan(pop: 44,100)III: WeakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan77 km (48 mi)N of epicenterLugu(pop: 17,700)III: WeakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan79 km (49 mi)N of epicenterXiluo(pop: 37,200)III: WeakYunlin, TaiwanTaiwan86 km (53 mi)N of epicenterTianzhong(pop: 34,900)III: WeakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan87 km (54 mi)N of epicenterBeidou(pop: 33,300)III: WeakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan89 km (56 mi)N of epicenterTianwei(pop: 26,100)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan90 km (56 mi)N of epicenterPitou(pop: 29,300)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan90 km (56 mi)N of epicenterShetou(pop: 36,600)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan91 km (57 mi)N of epicenterErlin(pop: 43,700)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan93 km (57 mi)N of epicenterYongjing(pop: 35,400)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan93 km (58 mi)N of epicenterNantou(pop: 105,700)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan96 km (60 mi)N of epicenterXihu(pop: 47,000)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan97 km (60 mi)N of epicenterYuanlin(pop: 124,700)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan98 km (61 mi)N of epicenterZhongxing New Village(pop: 25,500)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan100 km (62 mi)N of epicenterCaotun(pop: 96,800)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan108 km (67 mi)NE of epicenterPuli(pop: 86,400)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan109 km (68 mi)N of epicenterChanghua(pop: 226,600)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan109 km (68 mi)N of epicenterChang-hua(pop: 226,600)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan119 km (74 mi)N of epicenterTaichung(pop: 2,850,300)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan239 km (149 mi)NE of epicenterNew Taipei City(pop: 4,004,400)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan241 km (150 mi)NE of epicenterTaipei(pop: 7,871,900)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan9062 km (5631 mi)NW of epicenterRethymno(pop: 32,500): Not feltCreteGreeceNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quake (1)The first report about ground shaking reached us after only 2 minutes, before other agencies reported it. So far, we have received 1 report for this quake from Taiwan.It came from near Yongkang, a city with more than 230,000 inhabitants in Taiwan in 27 km (17 mi) distance west of the epicenter, Taiwan.This section is being updated as new data comes in.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.TranslateYongkang, Tainan, Taiwan (29 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) (reported through our app)List of cities/places with most reportsPlaceDistance from epicenterAverage reported Shaking IntensityNr. of reportsYongkang, Taiwan, Taiwan(Pop.: 233,730)27 km (17 mi)W of epicenterIII: Weak shaking1Note: Only reports with latitude/longitude coordinate positions given (1 in total) could be used for statistics.What is Intensity and the Mercalli Intensity Scale?The amount of shaking that occurs on the surface due to an earthquake is called the intensity. It is commonly measured on the so-called Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) ranging from 1 (not felt) to 10 (extreme shaking), and given in Roman numerals as I,II,...IX, X, and often displayed with color codes ranging from light blue to dark red.Earthquake intensity depends mainly on the magnitude and depth of the quake as well as the distance from the epicenter: The further away, the less shaking intensity occurs.Read more about the MMI scale!Number of reports by intensityShaking intensityNumber of reportsMin-Max distance from epicenter (*)Average distance (*)III: Weak shaking129–29 km (18–18 mi)29 km (18 mi)Notes(*) Reports are filtered to exclude those that are likely highly inaccurate or esaggerated.Only reports with latitude/longitude coordinate positions given (1 in total) could be used for geographic statistics.Get the Android appI didn't feel itI felt this quakeIf you were near the epicenter and felt it, please share your experience and submit a short "I felt it" report! Other users would love to hear about it!If you did NOT feel the quake although you were in the area, please report it as well! Your contribution is valuable to earthquake science and seismic hazard analysis.Compare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-02-24EpicenterAgency4.39.4 km5.8 mi17:23:09.6TAIWANEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)4.39.4 km5.8 mi17:23:0035.3 km ENE of Tainan City Hall0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCCWB (Central Weather Bureau)Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 2 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Feb 25, 2026 01:23 am (GMT +8)13 minutes ago4.39.4 km0 km - This quake27 km E of Yongkang, TaiwanMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 88 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.03 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 31.3 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.39 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.6 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 2.3 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 45 quakes per year (or 3.8 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 87 quakes per year (or 7.2 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 1,500 quakes per year (or 4 quakes per day)Mag. 1 or higher: 4,600 quakes per year (or 12.6 quakes per day)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 30 to 35 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 5 weeks after a magnitude 4.3 earthquake had hit on Monday, Jan 19, 2026, at 07:48 am local time (Asia/Taipei GMT +8) in 41 km (26 mi) distance to the northeast:Mag. 4.3 earthquake Kaohsiung - 44 km southeast of Chiayi City, Taiwan - Jan 19, 2026 - The largest quake near the epicenter of this quake during the 10 years before was an event of magnitude 7.4. It had occurred 1 year 47 weeks earlier, on Wednesday, Apr 3, 2024, at 07:58 am local time (Asia/Taipei GMT +8) in Taiwan:Mag. 7.4 earthquake Philippine Sea - 16 km south of Hualien City, Taiwan - Apr 3, 2024 - The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 8.2. It had occurred 106 years ago earlier, on Saturday, Jun 5, 1920, at 04:21 am local time (Universal Time GMT +0) in Okinawa, Taiwan:Mag. 8.2 earthquake Philippine Sea - 48 km southeast of Hualien City, Taiwan - Jun 5, 1920 - Below is a list and map of larger or recent quakes that had occurred near the epicenter before this earthquake (within up to 100 km/61 mi distance, up to 300 km/183 mi for very large quakes above mag. 7). Filter and sort the list by magnitude or time.Max results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageDate and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapFeb 17, 05:44 am (Taipei)4.220 km87 km (54 mi) to the E 44 km northeast of Taitung, TaiwanInfoJan 19, 07:48 am (Taipei)4.311 km41 km (26 mi) to the NEKaohsiung, 44 km southeast of Chiayi City, TaiwanInfoJan 16, 07:53 am (GMT +8)4.152 km54 km (34 mi) to the SE 36 km west of Taitung, Taiwan 1 reportInfoDec 28, 2025 07:03 am (Taipei)4.232 km82 km (51 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 9.3 km south of Taitung, TaiwanInfoDec 25, 2025 10:44 am (Taipei)4.012 km62 km (38 mi) to the E 18 km north of Taitung, TaiwanInfoDec 25, 2025 03:41 am (Taipei)4.39.1 km76 km (47 mi) to the E 18 km northeast of Taitung, TaiwanInfoDec 24, 2025 05:47 pm (Taipei)6.010 km76 km (47 mi) to the E 12 km northeast of Taitung, Taiwan 26 reportsInfoDec 11, 2025 11:19 pm (Taipei)4.78.2 km18 km (11 mi) to the NEKaohsiung, 40 km southeast of Chiayi City, Taiwan 5 reportsInfoDec 11, 2025 10:49 pm (Taipei)4.610 km1.8 km (1.1 mi) to the SKaohsiung, 46 km south of Chiayi City, Taiwan 15 reportsInfoJan 21, 2025 12:17 am (Taipei)6.016 km9.4 km (5.9 mi) to the NE 39 km northeast of Tainan, Taiwan 79 reportsInfoApr 3, 2024 07:58 am (Taipei)7.440 km139 km (86 mi) to the NEPhilippine Sea, 16 km south of Hualien City, Taiwan 232 reportsInfoSep 18, 2022 05:39 pm (Taipei)5.910 km81 km (50 mi) to the E 53 km north of Taitung, Taiwan 1 reportInfoSep 18, 2022 02:44 pm (Taipei)6.910 km85 km (53 mi) to the E 47 km northeast of Taitung, Taiwan 42 reportsInfoSep 17, 2022 09:41 pm (Taipei)6.510 km93 km (57 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 49 km northeast of Taitung, Taiwan 65 reportsInfoFeb 6, 2016 03:57 am (Taipei)6.232 km38 km (24 mi) to the SEKaohsiung, 39 km west of Taitung, Taiwan 59 reportsInfoJun 2, 2013 01:43 pm (Taipei)6.217 km101 km (63 mi) to the NE 26 km southeast of Puli, Taiwan 24 reportsInfoMar 4, 2010 08:18 am (Taipei)6.321 km35 km (22 mi) to the SEKaohsiung, 40 km northwest of Taitung, TaiwanInfoDec 26, 2006 08:26 pm (GMT +8)7.110 km144 km (89 mi) to the SSouth China Sea, 31 km southwest of Hengchun, TaiwanInfoApr 16, 2006 06:40 am (Taipei)5.918 km93 km (58 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 23 km east of Taitung, TaiwanInfoApr 1, 2006 06:02 pm (Taipei)6.19 km82 km (51 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 18 km northeast of Taitung, TaiwanInfoDec 10, 2003 12:38 pm (Taipei)6.810 km87 km (54 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 38 km northeast of Taitung, TaiwanInfoMar 31, 2002 02:52 pm (GMT +8)7.133 km215 km (134 mi) to the NEPhilippine Sea, 67 km northeast of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoSep 26, 1999 07:52 am (Taipei)6.517 km98 km (61 mi) to the NE 32 km southeast of Puli, TaiwanInfoSep 22, 1999 08:14 am (Taipei)6.426 km98 km (61 mi) to the NE 33 km southeast of Puli, TaiwanInfoSep 21, 1999 05:46 am (Taipei)6.433 km57 km (36 mi) to the NEKaohsiung, 72 km north of Taitung, TaiwanInfoSep 21, 1999 02:03 am (Taipei)6.333 km97 km (60 mi) to the NE 55 km southwest of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoSep 21, 1999 01:47 am (Taipei)6.09 km90 km (56 mi) to the N 19 km southeast of Nantou, TaiwanInfoSep 21, 1999 01:47 am (Taipei)7.733 km90 km (56 mi) to the NE 22 km south of Puli, TaiwanInfoNov 15, 1986 05:20 am (Taipei)7.434 km141 km (88 mi) to the NE 9 km south of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoDec 23, 1978 07:23 pm (GMT +8)7.033 km161 km (100 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 94 km southeast of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJul 23, 1978 10:42 pm (Taipei)7.417 km137 km (85 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 26 km north of Lan Yu Island, TaiwanInfoSep 23, 1972 03:57 am (Taipei)6.325 km98 km (61 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 39 km south of Taitung, TaiwanInfoApr 24, 1972 05:57 pm (Taipei)7.022 km118 km (73 mi) to the NEPhilippine Sea, 46 km south of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJan 25, 1972 11:41 am (GMT +8)7.125 km150 km (93 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 93 km northeast of Taitung, TaiwanInfoJan 25, 1972 10:06 am (GMT +8)7.325 km187 km (116 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 99 km northeast of Lan Yu Island, TaiwanInfoOct 31, 1971 04:48 am (Taipei)6.235 km92 km (57 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 40 km northeast of Taitung, TaiwanInfoNov 14, 1970 03:58 pm (Taipei)6.230 km93 km (58 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 21 km east of Taitung, TaiwanInfoFeb 26, 1968 06:50 pm (Taipei)6.625 km96 km (60 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 23 km east of Taitung, TaiwanInfoMar 13, 1966 01:31 am (GMT +9)7.530 km240 km (149 mi) to the NEPhilippine Sea, 56 km southwest of Yonaguni-jima Island, Okinawa, JapanInfoJan 18, 1964 08:04 pm (Taipei)6.548 km18 km (11 mi) to the EKaohsiung, 23 km east of Yujing, TaiwanInfoNov 25, 1951 02:50 am (Taipei)7.830 km72 km (45 mi) to the E 38 km north of Taitung, TaiwanInfoNov 25, 1951 02:47 am (Taipei)7.325 km76 km (47 mi) to the E 34 km north of Taitung, TaiwanInfoOct 22, 1951 05:34 am (Taipei)7.425 km101 km (63 mi) to the NE 58 km south of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoDec 4, 1946 10:46 pm (Universal Time)6.725 km40 km (25 mi) to the E TaiwanInfoDec 16, 1941 07:19 pm (Universal Time)7.215 km24 km (15 mi) to the NW 19 km north of Yujing, TaiwanInfoDec 17, 1937 09:32 am (Universal Time)6.615 km90 km (56 mi) to the E 45 km northeast of Taitung, TaiwanInfoDec 8, 1937 08:32 am (Universal Time)6.915 km81 km (50 mi) to the E 21 km northeast of Taitung, TaiwanInfoSep 12, 1926 03:43 pm (Universal Time)6.515 km91 km (57 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 32 km northeast of Taitung, TaiwanInfoSep 1, 1922 07:16 pm (Universal Time)7.620 km208 km (129 mi) to the NEPhilippine Sea, 59 km northeast of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJun 5, 1920 04:21 am (Universal Time)8.220 km162 km (100 mi) to the NEPhilippine Sea, 48 km southeast of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoDec 20, 1919 08:37 pm (Universal Time)7.420 km145 km (90 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 59 km northeast of Lan Yu Island, TaiwanInfoMar 17, 1906 06:42 am (Taipei)6.80 km57 km (35 mi) to the N 13 km south of Douliu, TaiwanInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax 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