Moderate magnitude 4.9 earthquake at 6 km depth7 Oct 23:59 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 8 minutes.8 Oct 00:03: Magnitude recalculated from 4.9 to 4.8.8 Oct 00:04: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 4.9.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeOct 7, 2025 23:52:14 UTC - Local time at epicenterWednesday, Oct 8, 2025, at 07:52 am (Asia/Taipei GMT +8)StatusconfirmedMagnitude4.9Depth6 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude23.99°N / 121.55°EHualien, Taiwan, TaiwanSeismic antipode23.99°S / 58.45°WParaguayShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt1 reportPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoUnnamed 24.00°N/121.83°E (28 km / 17 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeClear Sky 29.9°C (86 F), humidity: 75%, wind: 1 m/s (1 kts) from NEEstimated seismic energy released1.4 x 1012 joules (392 megawatt hours, equivalent to 338 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.9 | about seismic energy20 minutes ago reported feltOct 7, 2025 23:52 GMT / Oct 8, 2025 07:52 am (Taipei time)Lat / Lng: 23.99 / 121.55: TaiwanSource: EMSCOther sources: RaspberryShake: 5.0 / 10 km, BMKG: 4.6 / 109 km, 1 more...Detail info | Read user reports | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22251219',23.99000,121.55000,'20 minutes ago: Mag. 4.9, 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 1 million people in Taiwan, in 90 km (56 mi) distance west 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. In the capital of Taiwan, Taipei, 118 km (73 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake was probably felt as 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)E of epicenterHualien City(pop: 350,500)V: ModerateHualien, TaiwanTaiwan59 km (37 mi)W of epicenterPuli(pop: 86,400)IV: LightNantou, TaiwanTaiwan85 km (53 mi)W of epicenterLugu(pop: 17,700)III: WeakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan87 km (54 mi)W of epicenterWufeng(pop: 65,600)III: WeakTaichung City, TaiwanTaiwan88 km (54 mi)W of epicenterCaotun(pop: 96,800)III: WeakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan88 km (55 mi)N of epicenterYilan(pop: 94,200)III: WeakTaiwanTaiwan88 km (55 mi)W of epicenterZhongxing New Village(pop: 25,500)III: WeakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan90 km (56 mi)W of epicenterTaichung(pop: 1,040,700)III: WeakTaiwanTaiwan90 km (56 mi)W of epicenterNantou(pop: 105,700)III: WeakTaiwanTaiwan92 km (57 mi)W of epicenterZhushan(pop: 44,100)III: WeakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan93 km (58 mi)W of epicenterXizhou(pop: 28,600)III: WeakTaichung City, TaiwanTaiwan97 km (60 mi)W of epicenterErshui(pop: 14,100)III: WeakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan98 km (61 mi)W of epicenterLinnei(pop: 16,900)III: WeakYunlin, TaiwanTaiwan98 km (61 mi)W of epicenterShetou(pop: 36,600)III: WeakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan99 km (62 mi)W of epicenterYuanlin(pop: 124,700)III: WeakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan99 km (62 mi)W of epicenterTianzhong(pop: 34,900)III: WeakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan101 km (63 mi)NW of epicenterToufen Township(pop: 106,300)III: WeakMiaoli, TaiwanTaiwan102 km (63 mi)W of epicenterChanghua(pop: 226,600)III: WeakTaiwanTaiwan102 km (63 mi)W of epicenterBuzi(pop: 40,500)III: WeakTaichung City, TaiwanTaiwan102 km (64 mi)W of epicenterYongjing(pop: 35,400)III: WeakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan103 km (64 mi)N of epicenterDaxi(pop: 94,200)III: WeakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan105 km (65 mi)W of epicenterBeidou(pop: 33,300)III: WeakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan107 km (66 mi)N of epicenterSanxia(pop: 115,200)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan107 km (67 mi)W of epicenterDouliu(pop: 104,700)III: WeakYunlin, TaiwanTaiwan108 km (67 mi)N of epicenterBade(pop: 209,100)III: WeakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan108 km (67 mi)NW of epicenterHsinchu(pop: 404,100)III: WeakTaiwanTaiwan109 km (68 mi)W of epicenterXihu(pop: 47,000)III: WeakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan109 km (68 mi)N of epicenterYingge(pop: 87,900)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan112 km (70 mi)N of epicenterShulin(pop: 180,000)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan114 km (71 mi)N of epicenterBanqiao(pop: 543,300)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan115 km (71 mi)N of epicenterTaoyuan City(pop: 402,000)III: WeakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan118 km (73 mi)N of epicenterTaipei(pop: 7,871,900)III: WeakTaiwanTaiwan120 km (74 mi)N of epicenterNew Taipei City(pop: 4,004,400)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan120 km (75 mi)N of epicenterXizhi(pop: 204,600)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan120 km (75 mi)W of epicenterErlin(pop: 43,700)III: WeakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan122 km (76 mi)N of epicenterNeihu(pop: 271,600)III: WeakTaipei City, TaiwanTaiwan126 km (78 mi)SW of epicenterChiayi City(pop: 263,200)III: WeakChiayi, TaiwanTaiwan128 km (80 mi)N of epicenterKeelung(pop: 397,500)III: WeakTaiwanTaiwan143 km (89 mi)S of epicenterTaitung(pop: 103,300)III: WeakTaiwanTaiwanNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quake (1)So far, we have received 1 report for this quake from Taiwan.It came from near Hsinchu, a city with more than 400,000 inhabitants in Taiwan in 108 km (67 mi) distance northwest 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.TranslateHsinchu, Taiwan (105.3 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) (reported through our app)List of cities/places with most reportsPlaceDistance from epicenterAverage reported Shaking IntensityNr. of reportsHsinchu, Taiwan, Taiwan(Pop.: 404,109)108 km (67 mi)NW 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 shaking1105–105 km (65–65 mi)105 km (65 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.I 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 GMT2025-10-7EpicenterAgency4.96 km3.7 mi23:52:14.98TAIWANEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)5.010 km6.2 mi(*)23:52:14Taiwan9 km (5.6 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)4.6109 km68 mi23:52:15Taiwan115 km (71 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)5.010 km6.2 mi(*)23:52:14.2Taiwan9 km (5.6 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.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 8 km2 (3 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 5 km (3 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Oct 8, 2025 07:52 am (Taipei)20 minutes ago4.96 km0 km - This quake5.7 km W of Hualien City, 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 342 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.13 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 7.8 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 1.45 quakes per yearMag. 5 or higher: 10.6 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 151 quakes per year (or 12.6 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 239 quakes per year (or 19.9 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 330 quakes per year (or 27.5 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 5,000 quakes per year (or 13.7 quakes per day)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 16 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 earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 4 weeks after a magnitude 4.9 earthquake had hit on Sunday, Sep 7, 2025, at 08:29 pm (GMT +9 local time) in 99 km (61 mi) distance to the east:Mag. 4.9 earthquake Philippine Sea - Okinawa, Japan - Sep 7, 2025 - 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 27 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 105 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 TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapSep 22, 03:20 am (Taipei)4.430 km70 km (44 mi) to the W 23 km south of Puli, Taiwan 1 reportInfoSep 21, 12:36 pm (Taipei)4.526 km35 km (22 mi) to the NE TaiwanInfoSep 19, 05:21 am (Taipei)4.621 km13 km (8.3 mi) to the E 7.7 km east of Hualien City, Taiwan 1 reportInfoSep 13, 01:46 pm (GMT +9)4.640 km100 km (62 mi) to the E 73 km SW of Yonakuni, JapanInfoSep 7, 08:29 pm (GMT +9)4.932 km99 km (61 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 74 km southwest of Kumi Island, Okinawa, JapanInfoAug 27, 09:10 pm (Taipei)5.3116 km100 km (62 mi) to the NPhilippine Sea, 18 km northeast of Yilan, Taiwan 37 reportsInfoJul 21, 05:53 pm (Taipei)4.90 km40 km (25 mi) to the SW 43 km southwest of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJun 11, 07:00 pm (Taipei)5.931 km74 km (46 mi) to the S 71 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan 22 reportsInfoMay 5, 06:53 pm (GMT +8)5.710 km51 km (32 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 46 km east of Hualien City, Taiwan 11 reportsInfoApr 3, 2024 08:11 am (Taipei)6.414 km18 km (11 mi) to the NEPhilippine Sea, 16 km northeast of Hualien City, Taiwan 32 reportsInfoApr 3, 2024 07:58 am (Taipei)7.440 km18 km (11 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 16 km south of Hualien City, Taiwan 232 reportsInfoSep 18, 2022 02:44 pm (Taipei)6.910 km97 km (60 mi) to the S 90 km E of Yujing, Taiwan 42 reportsInfoMar 23, 2022 01:41 am (Taipei)6.724 km68 km (42 mi) to the S 65 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan 89 reportsInfoFeb 6, 2018 11:50 pm (Taipei)6.417 km19 km (12 mi) to the NE 18 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan 52 reportsInfoApr 20, 2015 10:42 am (GMT +9)6.630 km93 km (58 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 64 km southwest of Kumi Island, Okinawa, Japan 35 reportsInfoOct 31, 2013 08:02 pm (Taipei)6.310 km46 km (29 mi) to the S 46 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan 23 reportsInfoDec 19, 2009 09:02 pm (Taipei)6.443 km22 km (14 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 20 km south of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJul 14, 2009 02:05 am (GMT +8)6.317 km67 km (41 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 61 km east of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoSep 7, 2007 01:51 am (GMT +8)6.253 km78 km (49 mi) to the NEPhilippine Sea, 66 km southeast of Yilan, TaiwanInfoDec 26, 2006 08:26 pm (GMT +8)7.110 km264 km (164 mi) to the SW 30 km SW of Hengchun, TaiwanInfoMay 15, 2002 11:46 am (Taipei)6.210 km81 km (50 mi) to the NEPhilippine Sea, 22 km southeast of Yilan, TaiwanInfoMar 31, 2002 02:52 pm (GMT +8)7.133 km71 km (44 mi) to the NE 67 km ENE of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJun 11, 2000 02:23 am (Taipei)6.433 km37 km (23 mi) to the SW 29 km southeast of Puli, TaiwanInfoSep 26, 1999 07:52 am (Taipei)6.517 km49 km (30 mi) to the SW 31 km SE of Puli, TaiwanInfoSep 22, 1999 08:14 am (Taipei)6.426 km49 km (30 mi) to the SW 33 km SE of Puli, TaiwanInfoSep 21, 1999 05:46 am (Taipei)6.433 km90 km (56 mi) to the SW TaiwanInfoSep 21, 1999 01:47 am (Taipei)7.733 km63 km (39 mi) to the SW 22 km south of Puli, TaiwanInfoJul 16, 1994 12:44 pm (Taipei)6.87 km59 km (37 mi) to the NE 31 km south of Yilan, TaiwanInfoMay 24, 1994 01:00 pm (GMT +9)6.616 km91 km (57 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 78 km southwest of Kumi Island, Okinawa, JapanInfoDec 14, 1990 03:50 am (Taipei)6.710 km31 km (19 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 28 km south of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoNov 15, 1986 05:20 am (Taipei)7.434 km10.2 km (6.3 mi) to the S 9 km south of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJun 24, 1983 06:06 pm (GMT +9)6.744 km89 km (55 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 67 km southwest of Kumi Island, Okinawa, JapanInfoDec 23, 1978 07:23 pm (GMT +8)7.033 km98 km (61 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 94 km southeast of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJul 23, 1978 10:42 pm (Taipei)7.417 km190 km (118 mi) to the S Taiwan regionInfoApr 24, 1972 05:57 pm (Taipei)7.022 km47 km (29 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 46 km south of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJan 25, 1972 11:41 am (GMT +8)7.125 km107 km (67 mi) to the SE 103 km SSE of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJan 25, 1972 10:06 am (GMT +8)7.325 km168 km (104 mi) to the SE Taiwan regionInfoMar 13, 1966 01:31 am (GMT +9)7.530 km106 km (66 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 56 km southwest of Kumi Island, Okinawa, JapanInfoFeb 13, 1963 04:50 pm (GMT +8)7.230 km72 km (45 mi) to the NE 51 km SE of Yilan, TaiwanInfoNov 25, 1951 02:50 am (Taipei)7.830 km106 km (66 mi) to the S TaiwanInfoOct 22, 1951 11:29 am (Taipei)7.225 km23 km (14 mi) to the W 27 km west of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoOct 22, 1951 05:34 am (Taipei)7.425 km58 km (36 mi) to the S 58 km south of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoSep 7, 1938 04:03 am (Universal Time)7.015 km21 km (13 mi) to the S 21 km southwest of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoSep 1, 1922 07:16 pm (Universal Time)7.620 km62 km (38 mi) to the NEPhilippine Sea, 59 km northeast of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJun 5, 1920 04:21 am (Universal Time)8.220 km53 km (33 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 48 km southeast of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoDec 20, 1919 08:37 pm (Universal Time)7.420 km164 km (102 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 59 km northeast of Lan Yu Island, TaiwanInfoJul 4, 1917 09:38 am (GMT +9)7.70 km185 km (115 mi) to the NE Japan: Taiwan: Ne of TaiwanInfoNov 21, 1909 03:36 pm (Taipei)7.30 km52 km (32 mi) to the NEInfoMap 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]