Moderate magnitude 4.1 earthquake at unknown depth8 Jan 10:31 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 4 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJan 8, 2026 10:26:51 UTC - Local time at epicenterThursday, Jan 8, 2026, at 10:26 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude4.1Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude23.94°N / 122.36°ETaiwanAlso near: Japan 81 km (50 mi) awaySeismic antipode23.94°S / 57.64°WParaguayShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Nearest volcanoUnnamed 24.00°N/121.83°E (54 km / 34 mi)Estimated 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 energy5 minutes agoJan 8, 2026 10:26 GMT / Jan 8, 2026 10:26 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 23.94 / 122.36: Taiwan RegionSource: BMKGDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22594486',23.94000,122.36000,'5 minutes ago: Mag. 4.1, Taiwan Region',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 Hualien City, a town with 99,000 inhabitants in Taiwan, in 77 km (48 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of Taiwan, Taipei, 150 km (93 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(*)RegionCountry77 km (48 mi)W of epicenterHualien City(pop: 99,500)II: Very weakHualien, TaiwanTaiwan110 km (68 mi)NW of epicenterYilan(pop: 94,200)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan141 km (88 mi)W of epicenterPuli(pop: 86,400)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan144 km (89 mi)NW of epicenterXizhi(pop: 204,600)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan147 km (91 mi)NW of epicenterKeelung(pop: 362,500)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan149 km (93 mi)NW of epicenterNeihu(pop: 274,500)II: Very weakTaipei City, TaiwanTaiwan149 km (93 mi)NW of epicenterSanxia(pop: 115,200)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan150 km (93 mi)NW of epicenterBanqiao(pop: 551,200)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan150 km (93 mi)NW of epicenterTaipei(pop: 7,871,900)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan151 km (94 mi)NW of epicenterShulin(pop: 180,000)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan151 km (94 mi)NW of epicenterDaxi(pop: 94,200)II: Very weakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan152 km (95 mi)NW of epicenterYingge(pop: 87,900)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan155 km (96 mi)NW of epicenterNew Taipei City(pop: 4,004,400)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan155 km (96 mi)NW of epicenterBade(pop: 209,100)II: Very weakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan156 km (97 mi)NW of epicenterZhudong(pop: 96,500)II: Very weakHsinchu County, TaiwanTaiwan157 km (98 mi)NW of epicenterTaoyuan(pop: 475,800)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan159 km (99 mi)NW of epicenterTaoyuan City(pop: 402,000)II: Very weakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan160 km (99 mi)NW of epicenterNeili(pop: 112,800)II: Very weakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan165 km (103 mi)NW of epicenterDanshui(pop: 189,300)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan169 km (105 mi)NW of epicenterToufen Township(pop: 106,300)II: Very weakMiaoli, TaiwanTaiwan169 km (105 mi)W of epicenterWufeng(pop: 65,600)II: Very weakTaichung City, TaiwanTaiwan170 km (105 mi)NW of epicenterZhubei(pop: 212,700)II: Very weakHsinchu County, TaiwanTaiwan170 km (106 mi)W of epicenterCaotun(pop: 96,800)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan170 km (106 mi)W of epicenterZhongxing New Village(pop: 25,500)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan171 km (106 mi)NW of epicenterMiaoli(pop: 86,300)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan171 km (106 mi)NW of epicenterHsinchu(pop: 453,500)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan172 km (107 mi)W of epicenterTaichung(pop: 2,850,300)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan172 km (107 mi)W of epicenterZhushan(pop: 44,100)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan172 km (107 mi)W of epicenterNantou(pop: 105,700)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan181 km (112 mi)SW of epicenterTaitung(pop: 103,300)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan181 km (113 mi)W of epicenterYuanlin(pop: 124,700)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan183 km (114 mi)W of epicenterChang-hua(pop: 226,600)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan184 km (115 mi)W of epicenterChanghua(pop: 226,600)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan187 km (116 mi)W of epicenterDouliu(pop: 107,900)II: Very weakYunlin, TaiwanTaiwan191 km (119 mi)W of epicenterXihu(pop: 54,000)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan201 km (125 mi)W of epicenterChiayi City(pop: 263,200)II: Very weakChiayi, TaiwanTaiwan220 km (137 mi)W of epicenterXinying(pop: 75,000)I: Not feltTainan, TaiwanTaiwan238 km (148 mi)SW of epicenterYongkang(pop: 233,700)I: Not feltTainan, TaiwanTaiwan243 km (151 mi)SW of epicenterTainan(pop: 1,856,600)I: Not feltTaiwanTaiwan256 km (159 mi)SW of epicenterKaohsiung(pop: 2,737,700)I: Not feltKaohsiungTaiwanNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-01-8EpicenterAgency4.110 km6.2 mi(*)10:26:51Taiwan RegionBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)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 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)Jan 8, 2026 10:26 am (Universal Time)5 minutes ago4.110 km0 km - This quakeTaiwan RegionMain 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 416 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: 1.15 quakes per yearMag. 5 or higher: 11 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 147 quakes per year (or 12.2 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 227 quakes per year (or 18.9 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 362 quakes per year (or 30.2 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 408 quakes per year (or 34 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