(Unconfirmed) Moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 48 km depth13 Nov 05:35 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 6 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeNov 13, 2025 05:29:02 UTC - Local time at epicenterThursday, Nov 13, 2025, at 05:29 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusunconfirmed (automatic detection)Magnitude4.2Depth48 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude23.87°N / 121.61°ETaiwanSeismic antipode23.87°S / 58.39°WShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Nearest volcanoUnnamed 24.00°N/121.83°E (27 km / 17 mi)Estimated seismic energy released1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.2 | about seismic energy6 minutes agoNov 13, 2025 05:29 GMT / Nov 13, 2025 05:29 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 23.87 / 121.61: TaiwanSource: RaspberryShakeDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22387741',23.87000,121.61000,'6 minutes ago: Mag. 4.2, 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 TaiwanNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Taichung, a city of 1 million people in Taiwan, in 99 km (62 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced very 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, 132 km (82 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(*)RegionCountry12 km (7 mi)N of epicenterHualien City(pop: 350,500)III: WeakHualien, TaiwanTaiwan66 km (41 mi)W of epicenterPuli(pop: 86,400)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan88 km (55 mi)W of epicenterLugu(pop: 17,700)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan94 km (59 mi)W of epicenterCaotun(pop: 96,800)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan95 km (59 mi)W of epicenterZhongxing New Village(pop: 25,500)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan95 km (59 mi)W of epicenterWufeng(pop: 65,600)II: Very weakTaichung City, TaiwanTaiwan95 km (59 mi)W of epicenterZhushan(pop: 44,100)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan96 km (60 mi)W of epicenterNantou(pop: 105,700)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan99 km (62 mi)W of epicenterTaichung(pop: 1,040,700)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan100 km (62 mi)N of epicenterYilan(pop: 94,200)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan104 km (65 mi)NW of epicenterXizhou(pop: 28,600)II: Very weakTaichung City, TaiwanTaiwan104 km (65 mi)W of epicenterShetou(pop: 36,600)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan104 km (65 mi)W of epicenterTianzhong(pop: 34,900)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan106 km (66 mi)W of epicenterYuanlin(pop: 124,700)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan108 km (67 mi)W of epicenterYongjing(pop: 35,400)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan110 km (68 mi)W of epicenterChanghua(pop: 226,600)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan110 km (68 mi)W of epicenterDouliu(pop: 104,700)II: Very weakYunlin, TaiwanTaiwan110 km (69 mi)W of epicenterBeidou(pop: 33,300)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan112 km (70 mi)W of epicenterBuzi(pop: 40,500)II: Very weakTaichung City, TaiwanTaiwan115 km (72 mi)W of epicenterXihu(pop: 47,000)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan115 km (72 mi)NW of epicenterToufen Township(pop: 106,300)II: Very weakMiaoli, TaiwanTaiwan117 km (73 mi)W of epicenterXiluo(pop: 37,200)II: Very weakYunlin, TaiwanTaiwan117 km (73 mi)N of epicenterDaxi(pop: 94,200)II: Very weakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan121 km (75 mi)N of epicenterSanxia(pop: 115,200)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan122 km (76 mi)N of epicenterBade(pop: 209,100)II: Very weakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan123 km (76 mi)NW of epicenterHsinchu(pop: 404,100)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan124 km (77 mi)N of epicenterYingge(pop: 87,900)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan126 km (78 mi)W of epicenterChiayi City(pop: 263,200)II: Very weakChiayi, TaiwanTaiwan126 km (78 mi)N of epicenterShulin(pop: 180,000)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan128 km (80 mi)N of epicenterBanqiao(pop: 543,300)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan129 km (80 mi)N of epicenterTaoyuan City(pop: 402,000)II: Very weakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan132 km (82 mi)N of epicenterTaipei(pop: 7,871,900)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan132 km (82 mi)S of epicenterTaitung(pop: 103,300)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan133 km (83 mi)N of epicenterXizhi(pop: 204,600)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan133 km (83 mi)N of epicenterNew Taipei City(pop: 4,004,400)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan135 km (84 mi)N of epicenterNeihu(pop: 271,600)II: Very weakTaipei City, TaiwanTaiwan141 km (88 mi)N of epicenterKeelung(pop: 397,500)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan146 km (91 mi)N of epicenterDanshui(pop: 189,300)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan167 km (104 mi)SW of epicenterYongkang(pop: 233,700)II: Very weakTainan, TaiwanTaiwan192 km (120 mi)SW of epicenterKaohsiung(pop: 1,519,700)II: Very weakKaohsiungTaiwanNotes:(*) 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 GMT2025-11-13EpicenterAgency4.248 km30 mi05:29:02TaiwanRaspberryShake (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 2 km2 (1 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)Nov 13, 2025 05:29 am (Universal Time)6 minutes ago4.248 km0 km - This quakeTaiwanMain 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 344 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.17 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 6 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 1.52 quakes per yearMag. 5 or higher: 10.9 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 157 quakes per year (or 13.1 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 247 quakes per year (or 20.6 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 331 quakes per year (or 27.6 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 5,200 quakes per year (or 14.1 quakes per day)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 21 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