(Unconfirmed) Moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 47 km depth9 Nov 07:32 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 6 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeNov 9, 2025 07:26:28 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Nov 9, 2025, at 07:26 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusunconfirmed (automatic detection)Magnitude4.2Depth47 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude24.02°N / 121.6°ETaiwan, TaiwanSeismic antipode24.02°S / 58.4°WShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Nearest volcanoUnnamed 24.00°N/121.83°E (23 km / 14 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 9, 2025 07:26 GMT / Nov 9, 2025 07:26 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 24.02 / 121.6: TaiwanSource: RaspberryShakeDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22370895',24.02000,121.60000,'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 Taiwan TaiwanNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Taichung, a city of 1 million people in Taiwan, in 94 km (58 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, 115 km (72 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(*)RegionCountry5 km (3 mi)S of epicenterHualien City(pop: 350,500)III: WeakHualien, TaiwanTaiwan64 km (40 mi)W of epicenterPuli(pop: 86,400)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan83 km (52 mi)N of epicenterYilan(pop: 94,200)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan91 km (57 mi)W of epicenterLugu(pop: 17,700)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan92 km (57 mi)W of epicenterWufeng(pop: 65,600)II: Very weakTaichung City, TaiwanTaiwan93 km (58 mi)W of epicenterCaotun(pop: 96,800)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan93 km (58 mi)W of epicenterZhongxing New Village(pop: 25,500)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan93 km (58 mi)W of epicenterZhongxing New Village(pop: 25,500)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan94 km (58 mi)W of epicenterTaichung(pop: 1,040,700)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan96 km (60 mi)W of epicenterNantou(pop: 105,700)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan97 km (60 mi)W of epicenterXizhou(pop: 28,600)II: Very weakTaichung City, TaiwanTaiwan98 km (61 mi)W of epicenterZhushan(pop: 44,100)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan101 km (63 mi)N of epicenterDaxi(pop: 94,200)II: Very weakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan102 km (63 mi)NW of epicenterToufen Township(pop: 106,300)II: Very weakMiaoli, TaiwanTaiwan104 km (64 mi)W of epicenterShetou(pop: 36,600)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan104 km (65 mi)N of epicenterSanxia(pop: 115,200)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan104 km (65 mi)W of epicenterYuanlin(pop: 124,700)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan105 km (65 mi)W of epicenterTianzhong(pop: 34,900)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan106 km (66 mi)N of epicenterBade(pop: 209,100)II: Very weakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan106 km (66 mi)W of epicenterBuzi(pop: 40,500)II: Very weakTaichung City, TaiwanTaiwan107 km (66 mi)W of epicenterChanghua(pop: 226,600)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan107 km (67 mi)N of epicenterYingge(pop: 87,900)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan108 km (67 mi)W of epicenterYongjing(pop: 35,400)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan108 km (67 mi)NW of epicenterHsinchu(pop: 404,100)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan109 km (68 mi)N of epicenterShulin(pop: 180,000)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan111 km (69 mi)W of epicenterBeidou(pop: 33,300)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan111 km (69 mi)N of epicenterBanqiao(pop: 543,300)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan113 km (70 mi)N of epicenterTaoyuan City(pop: 402,000)II: Very weakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan113 km (70 mi)W of epicenterDouliu(pop: 104,700)II: Very weakYunlin, TaiwanTaiwan114 km (71 mi)W of epicenterXihu(pop: 47,000)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan115 km (72 mi)N of epicenterTaipei(pop: 7,871,900)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan117 km (72 mi)N of epicenterXizhi(pop: 204,600)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan117 km (73 mi)N of epicenterNew Taipei City(pop: 4,004,400)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan118 km (73 mi)N of epicenterNeihu(pop: 271,600)II: Very weakTaipei City, TaiwanTaiwan118 km (73 mi)W of epicenterXiluo(pop: 37,200)II: Very weakYunlin, TaiwanTaiwan124 km (77 mi)N of epicenterKeelung(pop: 397,500)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan126 km (78 mi)W of epicenterErlin(pop: 43,700)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan129 km (80 mi)N of epicenterDanshui(pop: 189,300)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan132 km (82 mi)SW of epicenterChiayi City(pop: 263,200)II: Very weakChiayi, TaiwanTaiwan148 km (92 mi)S of epicenterTaitung(pop: 103,300)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwanNotes:(*) 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 GMT2025-11-9EpicenterAgency4.247 km29 mi07:26:28TaiwanRaspberryShake (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 9, 2025 07:26 am (Universal Time)6 minutes ago4.247 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 349 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.11 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 9.3 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 1.25 quakes per yearMag. 5 or higher: 10.9 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 153 quakes per year (or 12.7 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 243 quakes per year (or 20.2 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 335 quakes per year (or 27.9 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 4,900 quakes per year (or 13.5 quakes per day)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 14 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