Moderate magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 60 km depth25 Dec 00:41 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 6 minutes.25 Dec 00:42: Now using data updates from CWBI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeDec 25, 2025 00:35:00 UTC - Local time at epicenterThursday, Dec 25, 2025, at 08:35 am (Asia/Taipei GMT +8)StatusconfirmedMagnitude4.0Depth60 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude24.44°N / 122.14°ETaiwanAlso near: Japan 81 km (50 mi) awaySeismic antipode24.44°S / 57.86°WParaguayShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceCWB (Central Weather Bureau)Nearest volcanoKueishantao (51 km / 32 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeLight Rain 17.9°C (64 F), humidity: 84%, wind: 18 m/s (34 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 energy30 minutes agoDec 25, 2025 00:35 GMT / Dec 25, 2025 08:35 am (Taipei time)Lat / Lng: 24.44 / 122.14: Taiwan: 50.0 km SE of Yilan County HallSource: CWBOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.0 / 60 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22539271',24.44000,122.14000,'30 minutes ago: Mag. 4.0, Taiwan: 50.0 km SE of Yilan County Hall',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 TaiwanNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Xizhi, a city with more than 200,000 inhabitants in Taiwan, in 85 km (53 mi) distance northwest 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, 92 km (57 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(*)RegionCountry53 km (33 mi)NW of epicenterYilan(pop: 94,200)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan70 km (44 mi)NW of epicenterPinglin(pop: 6,500)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan75 km (47 mi)SW of epicenterHualien City(pop: 99,500)II: Very weakHualien, TaiwanTaiwan76 km (47 mi)NW of epicenterWulai(pop: 6,180)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan80 km (50 mi)N of epicenterJiufen(pop: 3,100)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan85 km (53 mi)NW of epicenterXizhi(pop: 204,600)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan87 km (54 mi)NW of epicenterKeelung(pop: 362,500)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan91 km (56 mi)NW of epicenterNeihu(pop: 274,500)II: Very weakTaipei City, TaiwanTaiwan92 km (57 mi)NW of epicenterTaipei(pop: 7,871,900)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan93 km (58 mi)NW of epicenterBanqiao(pop: 551,200)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan95 km (59 mi)NW of epicenterShulin(pop: 180,000)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan95 km (59 mi)NW of epicenterSanxia(pop: 115,200)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan98 km (61 mi)NW of epicenterNew Taipei City(pop: 4,004,400)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan98 km (61 mi)NW of epicenterYingge(pop: 87,900)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan99 km (62 mi)NW of epicenterDaxi(pop: 94,200)II: Very weakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan102 km (64 mi)NW of epicenterBade(pop: 209,100)II: Very weakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan103 km (64 mi)NW of epicenterTaoyuan(pop: 475,800)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan105 km (65 mi)NW of epicenterTaoyuan City(pop: 402,000)II: Very weakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan107 km (66 mi)NW of epicenterNeili(pop: 112,800)II: Very weakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan108 km (67 mi)NW of epicenterDanshui(pop: 189,300)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan111 km (69 mi)W of epicenterZhudong(pop: 96,500)II: Very weakHsinchu County, TaiwanTaiwan111 km (69 mi)NW of epicenterSanzhi(pop: 23,500)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan123 km (76 mi)W of epicenterZhubei(pop: 212,700)II: Very weakHsinchu County, TaiwanTaiwan125 km (78 mi)W of epicenterHsinchu(pop: 453,500)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan128 km (79 mi)W of epicenterToufen Township(pop: 106,300)II: Very weakMiaoli, TaiwanTaiwan130 km (81 mi)SW of epicenterPuli(pop: 86,400)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan134 km (83 mi)W of epicenterMiaoli(pop: 86,300)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan151 km (94 mi)W of epicenterTaichung(pop: 2,850,300)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan152 km (95 mi)W of epicenterWufeng(pop: 65,600)II: Very weakTaichung City, TaiwanTaiwan156 km (97 mi)W of epicenterCaotun(pop: 96,800)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan157 km (98 mi)W of epicenterZhongxing New Village(pop: 25,500)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan161 km (100 mi)W of epicenterNantou(pop: 105,700)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan161 km (100 mi)W of epicenterBuzi(pop: 40,500)II: Very weakTaichung City, TaiwanTaiwan165 km (103 mi)W of epicenterChang-hua(pop: 226,600)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan166 km (103 mi)W of epicenterChanghua(pop: 226,600)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan168 km (104 mi)W of epicenterYuanlin(pop: 124,700)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan177 km (110 mi)W of epicenterXihu(pop: 54,000)I: Not feltChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan181 km (113 mi)SW of epicenterDouliu(pop: 107,900)I: Not feltYunlin, TaiwanTaiwan202 km (126 mi)SW of epicenterChiayi City(pop: 263,200)I: Not feltChiayi, TaiwanTaiwan213 km (132 mi)SW of epicenterTaitung(pop: 103,300)I: Not feltTaiwanTaiwanNotes:(*) 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!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 GMT2025-12-25EpicenterAgency4.060 km38 mi00:35:0050.0 km SE of Yilan County HallCWB (Central Weather Bureau)4.060 km38 mi00:35:35Taiwan Region0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with CWBRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)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)Dec 25, 2025 08:35 am (Taipei)30 minutes ago4.060 km0 km - This quakePhilippine Sea, 53 km SE of Yilan, TaiwanMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 25 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 442 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.08 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 12.7 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 1.1 quakes per yearMag. 5 or higher: 10.1 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 150 quakes per year (or 12.5 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 231 quakes per year (or 19.3 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 388 quakes per year (or 32.3 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 435 quakes per year (or 36.2 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 10 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 earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 1 day 5 hours after a magnitude 4.0 earthquake had hit on Wednesday, Dec 24, 2025, at 03:57 am local time (Asia/Taipei GMT +8) in 62 km (39 mi) distance to the west:Mag. 4.0 earthquake 54 km south of Taipei - Taiwan - 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 38 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 TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapDec 24, 03:57 am (Taipei)4.060 km62 km (39 mi) to the W 54 km south of Taipei, Taiwan I FELT ITInfoDec 23, 03:46 pm (Taipei)4.934 km92 km (57 mi) to the SWPhilippine Sea, 26 km south of Hualien City, Taiwan I FELT ITInfoDec 21, 07:00 pm (GMT +9)4.410 km82 km (51 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 93 km southwest of Yonaguni-jima Island, Okinawa, Japan I FELT ITInfoDec 18, 07:32 pm (Taipei)5.032 km56 km (35 mi) to the SWPhilippine Sea, 19 km northeast of Hualien City, Taiwan I FELT ITInfoDec 16, 07:51 pm (Taipei)4.185 km44 km (27 mi) to the NWPhilippine Sea, 17 km east of Yilan, TaiwanInfoApr 3, 2024 08:11 am (Taipei)6.414 km60 km (37 mi) to the SWPhilippine Sea, 16 km northeast of Hualien City, Taiwan 32 reportsInfoApr 3, 2024 07:58 am (Taipei)7.440 km87 km (54 mi) to the SWPhilippine Sea, 16 km south of Hualien City, Taiwan 232 reportsInfoFeb 6, 2018 11:50 pm (Taipei)6.417 km60 km (37 mi) to the SW 18 km north of Hualien City, Taiwan 52 reportsInfoApr 20, 2015 10:42 am (GMT +9)6.630 km42 km (26 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 64 km southwest of Yonaguni-jima Island, Okinawa, Japan 35 reportsInfoDec 19, 2009 09:02 pm (Taipei)6.443 km90 km (56 mi) to the SWPhilippine Sea, 20 km south of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJul 14, 2009 02:05 am (GMT +8)6.317 km43 km (27 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 61 km east of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoNov 9, 2004 12:55 am (GMT +9)6.329 km55 km (34 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 60 km southwest of Yonaguni-jima Island, Okinawa, JapanInfoOct 15, 2004 01:08 pm (GMT +9)6.794 km57 km (35 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 31 km west of Yonaguni-jima Island, Okinawa, JapanInfoMar 31, 2002 02:52 pm (GMT +8)7.133 km18 km (11 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 67 km northeast of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoDec 18, 2001 01:02 pm (GMT +9)6.814 km81 km (50 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 62 km southwest of Yonaguni-jima Island, Okinawa, JapanInfoSep 21, 1999 01:47 am (Taipei)7.733 km139 km (86 mi) to the SW 22 km south of Puli, TaiwanInfoMar 5, 1996 10:52 pm (GMT +8)6.330 km39 km (25 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 63 km east of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJul 16, 1994 12:44 pm (Taipei)6.87 km37 km (23 mi) to the W TaiwanInfoJun 5, 1994 09:09 am (Taipei)6.411 km25 km (16 mi) to the WPhilippine Sea, 31 km southeast of Yilan, TaiwanInfoMay 24, 1994 01:00 pm (GMT +9)6.616 km62 km (38 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 78 km southwest of Yonaguni-jima Island, Okinawa, JapanInfoSep 28, 1992 11:06 pm (GMT +9)6.430 km63 km (39 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 51 km southwest of Yonaguni-jima Island, Okinawa, JapanInfoDec 14, 1990 03:50 am (Taipei)6.710 km95 km (59 mi) to the SWPhilippine Sea, 28 km south of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoNov 15, 1986 05:20 am (Taipei)7.434 km83 km (52 mi) to the SW 9 km south of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJun 24, 1983 06:06 pm (GMT +9)6.744 km40 km (25 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 67 km southwest of Yonaguni-jima Island, Okinawa, JapanInfoJun 21, 1983 11:48 pm (GMT +9)6.437 km39 km (24 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 64 km southwest of Yonaguni-jima Island, Okinawa, JapanInfoDec 17, 1982 11:43 am (GMT +9)6.587 km45 km (28 mi) to the NEPhilippine Sea, 48 km west of Yonaguni-jima Island, Okinawa, JapanInfoDec 23, 1978 07:23 pm (GMT +8)7.033 km133 km (83 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 94 km southeast of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJul 23, 1978 10:42 pm (Taipei)7.417 km248 km (154 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 26 km north of Lan Yu Island, TaiwanInfoApr 24, 1972 05:57 pm (Taipei)7.022 km115 km (71 mi) to the SWPhilippine Sea, 46 km south of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJan 25, 1972 11:41 am (GMT +8)7.125 km149 km (93 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 93 km northeast of Taitung, TaiwanInfoJan 25, 1972 10:06 am (GMT +8)7.325 km202 km (125 mi) to the S Taiwan regionInfoMar 13, 1966 01:31 am (GMT +9)7.530 km57 km (36 mi) to the SE Taiwan region (Japan)InfoFeb 13, 1963 04:50 pm (GMT +8)7.230 km5.7 km (3.5 mi) to the SWPhilippine Sea, 92 km southeast of Taipei, TaiwanInfoApr 27, 1959 05:40 am (GMT +9)6.9118 km62 km (38 mi) to the NEEast China Sea, 55 km northwest of Yonaguni-jima Island, Okinawa, JapanInfoMar 11, 1958 09:22 am (GMT +9)7.50 km296 km (184 mi) to the EEast China Sea, 39 km northwest of Miyakojima, Okinawa, JapanInfoFeb 24, 1957 04:26 am (Taipei)6.955 km78 km (48 mi) to the SW 3.1 km southwest of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoNov 25, 1951 02:50 am (Taipei)7.830 km177 km (110 mi) to the SW 38 km north of Taitung, TaiwanInfoSep 7, 1938 04:03 am (Universal Time)7.015 km95 km (59 mi) to the SW 21 km southwest of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJul 22, 1924 02:23 pm (Universal Time)6.915 km98 km (61 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 52 km southeast of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoSep 1, 1922 07:16 pm (Universal Time)7.620 km17 km (10.3 mi) to the SWPhilippine Sea, 59 km northeast of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJun 5, 1920 04:21 am (Universal Time)8.220 km86 km (53 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 48 km southeast of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJul 4, 1917 09:38 am (GMT +9)7.70 km107 km (66 mi) to the NEEast China Sea, 61 km north of Yonaguni-jima Island, Okinawa, JapanInfoApr 12, 1910 12:22 am (Universal Time)8.1235 km276 km (172 mi) to the NEEast China Sea, 181 km north of Ishigaki, Okinawa, JapanInfoNov 21, 1909 03:36 pm (Taipei)7.30 km35 km (22 mi) to the WPhilippine Sea, 78 km south of Taipei, TaiwanInfoApr 15, 1909 03:53 am (Taipei)7.30 km90 km (56 mi) to the NW 6.5 km southwest of Taipei, TaiwanInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageOldest quakes are shown in yellow, most recent in red.[quakes -][quakes +][smaller][bigger]