Moderate magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 5 km depth4 May 07:05 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 7 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeMay 4, 2026 06:59:21 UTC - Local time at epicenterMonday, May 4, 2026, at 02:59 pm (GMT +8)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude4.00Depth5 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude24.58°N / 121.78°ETaiwan, TaiwanSeismic antipode24.58°S / 58.22°WParaguayShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoKueishantao (33 km / 21 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 21.1°C (70 F), humidity: 60%, wind: 2 m/s (5 kts) from NEstimated seismic energy released6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.0 | about seismic energy7 minutes agoMay 4, 2026 06:59 GMT / May 4, 2026 02:59 pm (GMT +8)Lat / Lng: 24.58 / 121.78: TaiwanSource: EMSCDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22969428',24.58000,121.78000,'7 minutes ago: Mag. 4.0, 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 Taipei, the capital of Taiwan with 7,900,000 inhabitants, in 59 km (36 mi) distance northwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. Many smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry20 km (12 mi)N of epicenterYilan(pop: 94,200)III: WeakTaiwanTaiwan39 km (24 mi)NW of epicenterWulai(pop: 6,180)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan40 km (25 mi)N of epicenterPinglin(pop: 6,500)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan53 km (33 mi)S of epicenterXiulin(pop: 17,100)III: WeakHualien, TaiwanTaiwan55 km (34 mi)N of epicenterXizhi(pop: 204,600)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan57 km (35 mi)NW of epicenterSanxia(pop: 115,200)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan58 km (36 mi)NW of epicenterBanqiao(pop: 551,200)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan58 km (36 mi)NW of epicenterShulin(pop: 180,000)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan59 km (36 mi)NW of epicenterTaipei(pop: 7,871,900)III: WeakTaiwanTaiwan59 km (37 mi)N of epicenterNeihu(pop: 274,500)III: WeakTaipei City, TaiwanTaiwan59 km (37 mi)N of epicenterJiufen(pop: 3,100)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan60 km (37 mi)NW of epicenterDaxi(pop: 94,200)II: Very weakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan60 km (37 mi)NW of epicenterYingge(pop: 87,900)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan61 km (38 mi)N of epicenterKeelung(pop: 362,500)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan63 km (39 mi)NW of epicenterNew Taipei City(pop: 4,004,400)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan63 km (39 mi)NW of epicenterBade(pop: 209,100)II: Very weakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan65 km (40 mi)NW of epicenterTaoyuan(pop: 475,800)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan67 km (42 mi)NW of epicenterTaoyuan City(pop: 402,000)II: Very weakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan68 km (42 mi)NW of epicenterNeili(pop: 112,800)II: Very weakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan69 km (43 mi)S of epicenterHualien City(pop: 99,500)II: Very weakHualien, TaiwanTaiwan72 km (45 mi)W of epicenterZhudong(pop: 96,500)II: Very weakHsinchu County, TaiwanTaiwan74 km (46 mi)NW of epicenterDanshui(pop: 189,300)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan80 km (50 mi)N of epicenterSanzhi(pop: 23,500)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan82 km (51 mi)N of epicenterShimen(pop: 12,600)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan83 km (52 mi)W of epicenterZhubei(pop: 212,700)II: Very weakHsinchu County, TaiwanTaiwan86 km (53 mi)W of epicenterHsinchu(pop: 453,500)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan88 km (55 mi)NW of epicenterShenzhen(pop: 6,700)II: Very weakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan89 km (55 mi)W of epicenterToufen Township(pop: 106,300)II: Very weakMiaoli, TaiwanTaiwan97 km (60 mi)W of epicenterMiaoli(pop: 86,300)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan107 km (66 mi)SW of epicenterPuli(pop: 86,400)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan121 km (75 mi)SW of epicenterTaichung(pop: 2,850,300)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan124 km (77 mi)SW of epicenterWufeng(pop: 65,600)II: Very weakTaichung City, TaiwanTaiwan129 km (80 mi)SW of epicenterCaotun(pop: 96,800)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan131 km (81 mi)SW of epicenterZhongxing New Village(pop: 25,500)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan131 km (81 mi)SW of epicenterZhongxing New Village(pop: 25,500)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan135 km (84 mi)SW of epicenterNantou(pop: 105,700)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan136 km (84 mi)SW of epicenterChang-hua(pop: 226,600)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan137 km (85 mi)SW of epicenterChanghua(pop: 226,600)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan140 km (87 mi)SW of epicenterYuanlin(pop: 124,700)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan159 km (99 mi)SW of epicenterDouliu(pop: 107,900)II: Very weakYunlin, 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 GMT2026-05-4EpicenterAgency4.05 km3.1 mi06:59:21TAIWANEMSC (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)May 4, 2026 02:59 pm (GMT +8)7 minutes ago4.05 km0 km - This quake20 km S of Yilan, 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 376 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.09 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 11.5 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 1.28 quakes per yearMag. 5 or higher: 9.3 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 137 quakes per year (or 11.4 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 217 quakes per year (or 18.1 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 347 quakes per year (or 29 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 371 quakes per year (or 30.9 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 11 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake