Moderate magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 20 km depth4 Mar 22:08 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 7 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeMar 4, 2026 22:02:06 UTC - Local time at epicenterThursday, Mar 5, 2026, at 06:02 am (Asia/Taipei GMT +8)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude4.1Depth20.1 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude24.07°N / 121.51°EHualien, Taiwan, TaiwanSeismic antipode24.07°S / 58.49°WParaguayShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoUnnamed 24.00°N/121.83°E (33 km / 21 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeModerate Rain 6.1°C (43 F), humidity: 99%, wind: 0 m/s (1 kts) from SEEstimated seismic energy released8.9 x 1010 joules (24.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 21.3 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.1 | about seismic energy7 minutes agoMar 4, 2026 22:02 GMT / Mar 5, 2026 06:02 am (Taipei time)Lat / Lng: 24.07 / 121.51: TaiwanSource: EMSCDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22774298',24.07000,121.51000,'7 minutes ago: Mag. 4.1, 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 Taichung, a city of 2.9 million people in Taiwan, in 84 km (52 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced very 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, 109 km (68 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(*)RegionCountry14 km (9 mi)SE of epicenterHualien City(pop: 99,500)III: WeakHualien, TaiwanTaiwan56 km (35 mi)W of epicenterPuli(pop: 86,400)III: WeakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan80 km (50 mi)N of epicenterYilan(pop: 94,200)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan82 km (51 mi)W of epicenterWufeng(pop: 65,600)II: Very weakTaichung City, TaiwanTaiwan84 km (52 mi)W of epicenterCaotun(pop: 96,800)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan84 km (52 mi)W of epicenterTaichung(pop: 2,850,300)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan85 km (53 mi)W of epicenterZhongxing New Village(pop: 25,500)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan85 km (53 mi)W of epicenterZhongxing New Village(pop: 25,500)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan85 km (53 mi)NW of epicenterZhudong(pop: 96,500)II: Very weakHsinchu County, TaiwanTaiwan85 km (53 mi)SW of epicenterLugu(pop: 17,700)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan86 km (54 mi)W of epicenterXizhou(pop: 28,600)II: Very weakTaichung City, TaiwanTaiwan88 km (54 mi)W of epicenterNantou(pop: 105,700)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan89 km (55 mi)NW of epicenterMiaoli(pop: 86,300)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan91 km (57 mi)SW of epicenterZhushan(pop: 44,100)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan92 km (57 mi)NW of epicenterToufen Township(pop: 106,300)II: Very weakMiaoli, TaiwanTaiwan93 km (58 mi)N of epicenterDaxi(pop: 94,200)II: Very weakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan96 km (59 mi)W of epicenterShetou(pop: 36,600)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan96 km (59 mi)W of epicenterYuanlin(pop: 124,700)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan96 km (60 mi)W of epicenterChang-hua(pop: 226,600)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan96 km (60 mi)W of epicenterBuzi(pop: 40,500)II: Very weakTaichung City, TaiwanTaiwan97 km (60 mi)W of epicenterTianzhong(pop: 34,900)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan97 km (60 mi)W of epicenterLinnei(pop: 16,900)II: Very weakYunlin, TaiwanTaiwan97 km (60 mi)N of epicenterSanxia(pop: 115,200)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan97 km (61 mi)W of epicenterChanghua(pop: 226,600)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan98 km (61 mi)NW of epicenterHsinchu(pop: 453,500)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan98 km (61 mi)N of epicenterBade(pop: 209,100)II: Very weakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan99 km (62 mi)W of epicenterYongjing(pop: 35,400)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan99 km (62 mi)NW of epicenterZhubei(pop: 212,700)II: Very weakHsinchu County, TaiwanTaiwan100 km (62 mi)N of epicenterYingge(pop: 87,900)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan103 km (64 mi)N of epicenterShulin(pop: 180,000)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan104 km (64 mi)N of epicenterNeili(pop: 112,800)II: Very weakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan104 km (65 mi)N of epicenterTaoyuan(pop: 475,800)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan105 km (65 mi)N of epicenterTaoyuan City(pop: 402,000)II: Very weakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan105 km (65 mi)N of epicenterBanqiao(pop: 551,200)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan106 km (66 mi)SW of epicenterDouliu(pop: 107,900)II: Very weakYunlin, TaiwanTaiwan109 km (68 mi)N of epicenterTaipei(pop: 7,871,900)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan110 km (69 mi)N of epicenterNew Taipei City(pop: 4,004,400)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan113 km (70 mi)N of epicenterNeihu(pop: 274,500)II: Very weakTaipei City, TaiwanTaiwan120 km (75 mi)N of epicenterKeelung(pop: 362,500)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan126 km (79 mi)SW of epicenterChiayi City(pop: 263,200)II: Very weakChiayi, TaiwanTaiwanNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare 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 GMT2026-03-4EpicenterAgency4.0920 km12 mi22:02:06.9TAIWANEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)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 1 km2 (0 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (1 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Mar 5, 2026 06:02 am (Taipei)7 minutes ago4.120 km0 km - This quake14 km NW of Hualien City, 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 331 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.1 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 9.7 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 1.17 quakes per yearMag. 5 or higher: 9.9 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 146 quakes per year (or 12.2 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 237 quakes per year (or 19.7 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 319 quakes per year (or 26.6 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 5,000 quakes per year (or 13.6 quakes per day)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 13 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake