Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 44 km depth22 Apr 03:20 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 5 minutes.22 Apr 03:21: Now using data updates from CWBI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeApr 22, 2026 03:15:00 UTC - Local time at epicenterWednesday, Apr 22, 2026, at 11:15 am (Asia/Taipei GMT +8)StatusconfirmedMagnitude3.9Depth44 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude23.09°N / 121.4°ETaiwanSeismic antipode23.09°S / 58.6°WParaguayShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceCWB (Central Weather Bureau)Nearest volcanoUnnamed 24.00°N/121.83°E (110 km / 68 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeClear Sky 26.5°C (80 F), humidity: 73%, wind: 6 m/s (11 kts) from SEstimated seismic energy released4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.9 | about seismic energy16 minutes agoApr 22, 2026 03:15 GMT / Apr 22, 2026 11:15 am (Taipei time)Lat / Lng: 23.09 / 121.4: Taiwan: 44.9 km NE of Taitung County HallSource: CWBOther sources: RaspberryShake: 3.9 / 44 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22933013',23.09000,121.40000,'16 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, Taiwan: 44.9 km NE of Taitung County Hall',html,'quakes-5-24.png',18,18,9,9,124]); 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 Taitung, a city with more than 100,000 inhabitants in Taiwan, in 45 km (28 mi) distance southwest 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, 219 km (136 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry19 km (12 mi)W of epicenterChishang(pop: 7,980)III: WeakTaitung, TaiwanTaiwan25 km (15 mi)W of epicenterGuanshan(pop: 8,160)III: WeakTaitung, TaiwanTaiwan45 km (28 mi)SW of epicenterTaitung(pop: 103,300)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan96 km (60 mi)W of epicenterYujing(pop: 16,600)II: Very weakTainan, TaiwanTaiwan98 km (61 mi)NW of epicenterLugu(pop: 17,700)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan101 km (63 mi)N of epicenterHualien City(pop: 99,500)II: Very weakHualien, TaiwanTaiwan104 km (65 mi)NW of epicenterZhushan(pop: 44,100)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan106 km (66 mi)NW of epicenterChiayi City(pop: 263,200)II: Very weakChiayi, TaiwanTaiwan107 km (66 mi)SW of epicenterChaozhou(pop: 53,300)II: Very weakPingtung, TaiwanTaiwan107 km (66 mi)NW of epicenterPuli(pop: 86,400)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan111 km (69 mi)NW of epicenterDouliu(pop: 107,900)II: Very weakYunlin, TaiwanTaiwan114 km (71 mi)W of epicenterXinying(pop: 75,000)II: Very weakTainan, TaiwanTaiwan117 km (72 mi)W of epicenterTaibao(pop: 38,700)II: Very weakChiyayi County, TaiwanTaiwan117 km (73 mi)W of epicenterYongkang(pop: 233,700)II: Very weakTainan, TaiwanTaiwan118 km (73 mi)NW of epicenterCitong(pop: 25,000)II: Very weakYunlin, TaiwanTaiwan118 km (73 mi)SW of epicenterFengshan(pop: 356,500)II: Very weakKaohsiung, KaohsiungTaiwan119 km (74 mi)NW of epicenterNantou(pop: 105,700)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan119 km (74 mi)NW of epicenterTianzhong(pop: 34,900)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan120 km (74 mi)SW of epicenterDonggang(pop: 47,700)II: Very weakPingtung, TaiwanTaiwan121 km (75 mi)NW of epicenterZhongxing New Village(pop: 25,500)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan122 km (76 mi)W of epicenterTainan(pop: 1,856,600)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan122 km (76 mi)NW of epicenterShetou(pop: 36,600)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan122 km (76 mi)NW of epicenterCaotun(pop: 96,800)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan123 km (77 mi)SW of epicenterKaohsiung(pop: 2,737,700)II: Very weakKaohsiungTaiwan124 km (77 mi)NW of epicenterXiluo(pop: 37,200)II: Very weakYunlin, TaiwanTaiwan124 km (77 mi)NW of epicenterBeigang(pop: 33,300)II: Very weakYunlin, TaiwanTaiwan125 km (78 mi)NW of epicenterBeidou(pop: 33,300)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan127 km (79 mi)NW of epicenterYongjing(pop: 35,400)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan128 km (79 mi)NW of epicenterYuanlin(pop: 124,700)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan130 km (81 mi)NW of epicenterWufeng(pop: 65,600)II: Very weakTaichung City, TaiwanTaiwan135 km (84 mi)NW of epicenterXihu(pop: 47,000)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan138 km (86 mi)NW of epicenterTaichung(pop: 2,850,300)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan139 km (86 mi)NW of epicenterErlin(pop: 43,700)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan139 km (86 mi)NW of epicenterChang-hua(pop: 226,600)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan139 km (86 mi)NW of epicenterChanghua(pop: 226,600)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan174 km (108 mi)N of epicenterMiaoli(pop: 86,300)I: Not feltTaiwanTaiwan185 km (115 mi)N of epicenterToufen Township(pop: 106,300)I: Not feltMiaoli, TaiwanTaiwan185 km (115 mi)N of epicenterZhudong(pop: 96,500)I: Not feltHsinchu County, TaiwanTaiwan196 km (122 mi)N of epicenterHsinchu(pop: 453,500)I: Not feltTaiwanTaiwan219 km (136 mi)N of epicenterTaipei(pop: 7,871,900)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!Get the Android appCompare 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 GMT2026-04-22EpicenterAgency3.944 km27 mi03:15:0044.9 km NE of Taitung County HallCWB (Central Weather Bureau)3.944 km27 mi03:15:24Taiwan0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with CWBRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 214 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.14 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 7.2 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.92 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.1 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 7.5 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 108 quakes per year (or 9 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 186 quakes per year (or 15.5 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 209 quakes per year (or 17.4 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 3,500 quakes per year (or 9.7 quakes per day)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 17 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 5 hours after a magnitude 4.2 earthquake had hit on Wednesday, Apr 22, 2026, at 05:59 am local time (Asia/Taipei GMT +8) in 98 km (61 mi) distance to the north:Mag. 4.2 earthquake Philippine Sea - 7 km southeast of Hualien City, 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 2 years 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 TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapApr 22, 08:31 am (Taipei)3.713 km76 km (47 mi) to the NW 31 km southeast of Chiayi City, Taiwan I FELT ITInfoApr 22, 05:59 am (Taipei)4.236 km98 km (61 mi) to the NPhilippine Sea, 7 km southeast of Hualien City, Taiwan I FELT ITInfoApr 20, 07:13 am (Taipei)3.417 km91 km (57 mi) to the N 16 km southwest of Hualien City, Taiwan I FELT ITInfoApr 13, 07:01 am (Taipei)3.936 km43 km (27 mi) to the NPhilippine Sea, 59 km south of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoApr 12, 02:04 pm (Taipei)3.831 km65 km (40 mi) to the NPhilippine Sea, 37 km south of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoApr 12, 05:46 am (Taipei)4.122 km86 km (53 mi) to the NEPhilippine Sea, 42 km southeast of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoApr 8, 08:03 pm (Taipei)4.028 km82 km (51 mi) to the NPhilippine Sea, 20 km south of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoApr 6, 01:28 am (Taipei)4.442 km6.8 km (4.2 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 40 km northeast of Taitung, TaiwanInfoApr 3, 2024 07:58 am (Taipei)7.440 km85 km (53 mi) to the NPhilippine Sea, 16 km south of Hualien City, Taiwan 232 reportsInfoSep 18, 2022 02:44 pm (Taipei)6.910 km7.8 km (4.9 mi) to the NW 47 km northeast of Taitung, Taiwan 42 reportsInfoSep 17, 2022 09:41 pm (Taipei)6.510 km3.5 km (2.2 mi) to the NEPhilippine Sea, 49 km northeast of Taitung, Taiwan 65 reportsInfoMar 23, 2022 01:41 am (Taipei)6.724 km39 km (24 mi) to the NEPhilippine Sea, 66 km south of Hualien City, Taiwan 89 reportsInfoFeb 6, 2016 03:57 am (Taipei)6.232 km69 km (43 mi) to the SWKaohsiung, 39 km west of Taitung, Taiwan 59 reportsInfoOct 31, 2013 08:02 pm (Taipei)6.310 km56 km (35 mi) to the N 46 km south of Hualien City, Taiwan 23 reportsInfoMar 4, 2010 08:18 am (Taipei)6.321 km65 km (40 mi) to the WKaohsiung, 40 km northwest of Taitung, TaiwanInfoDec 19, 2009 09:02 pm (Taipei)6.443 km81 km (50 mi) to the NPhilippine Sea, 20 km south of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoDec 26, 2006 08:26 pm (GMT +8)7.110 km168 km (105 mi) to the SWSouth China Sea, 31 km southwest of Hengchun, TaiwanInfoDec 10, 2003 12:38 pm (Taipei)6.810 km6.9 km (4.3 mi) to the SWPhilippine Sea, 38 km northeast of Taitung, TaiwanInfoMar 31, 2002 02:52 pm (GMT +8)7.133 km154 km (96 mi) to the NEPhilippine Sea, 67 km northeast of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJun 11, 2000 02:23 am (Taipei)6.433 km86 km (53 mi) to the N 29 km southeast of Puli, TaiwanInfoSep 21, 1999 01:47 am (Taipei)7.733 km87 km (54 mi) to the NW 21 km S of Puli, TaiwanInfoJul 7, 1996 01:04 am (GMT +8)6.97 km89 km (55 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 77 km northeast of Lan Yu Island, TaiwanInfoDec 14, 1990 03:50 am (Taipei)6.710 km74 km (46 mi) to the NPhilippine Sea, 28 km south of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoAug 3, 1989 07:31 pm (GMT +8)6.610.7 km58 km (36 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 90 km east of Taitung, TaiwanInfoNov 15, 1986 05:20 am (Taipei)7.434 km92 km (57 mi) to the N 9 km south of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoDec 23, 1978 07:23 pm (GMT +8)7.033 km71 km (44 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 94 km southeast of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJul 23, 1978 10:42 pm (Taipei)7.417 km91 km (56 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 26 km north of Lan Yu Island, TaiwanInfoApr 24, 1972 05:57 pm (Taipei)7.022 km55 km (34 mi) to the NPhilippine Sea, 46 km south of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJan 25, 1972 11:41 am (GMT +8)7.125 km59 km (37 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 93 km northeast of Taitung, TaiwanInfoJan 25, 1972 10:06 am (GMT +8)7.325 km103 km (64 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 99 km northeast of Lan Yu Island, TaiwanInfoJan 4, 1972 11:16 am (GMT +8)6.928 km85 km (53 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 85 km northeast of Lan Yu Island, TaiwanInfoMar 13, 1966 01:31 am (GMT +9)7.530 km166 km (103 mi) to the NEPhilippine Sea, 56 km southwest of Yonaguni-jima Island, Okinawa, JapanInfoNov 25, 1951 02:50 am (Taipei)7.830 km19 km (12 mi) to the W 38 km north of Taitung, TaiwanInfoNov 25, 1951 02:47 am (Taipei)7.325 km16 km (10.1 mi) to the W 81 km E of Yujing, TaiwanInfoOct 22, 1951 11:29 am (Taipei)7.225 km92 km (57 mi) to the N 27 km west of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoOct 22, 1951 05:34 am (Taipei)7.425 km44 km (27 mi) to the N 58 km south of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoDec 6, 1938 11:00 pm (Universal Time)7.015 km30 km (19 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 39 km east of Taitung, TaiwanInfoSep 7, 1938 04:03 am (Universal Time)7.015 km80 km (50 mi) to the N 21 km southwest of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoSep 4, 1935 01:37 am (Universal Time)7.015 km85 km (53 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 50 km south of Taitung, TaiwanInfoSep 1, 1922 07:16 pm (Universal Time)7.620 km154 km (96 mi) to the NEPhilippine Sea, 59 km northeast of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJun 5, 1920 04:21 am (Universal Time)8.220 km87 km (54 mi) to the NEPhilippine Sea, 48 km southeast of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoDec 20, 1919 08:37 pm (Universal Time)7.420 km74 km (46 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 59 km northeast of Lan Yu Island, TaiwanInfoJul 4, 1917 09:38 am (GMT +9)7.70 km267 km (166 mi) to the NEEast China Sea, 61 km north of Yonaguni-jima Island, Okinawa, JapanInfoNov 21, 1902 07:03 am (Universal Time)7.05 km66 km (41 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 47 km southeast of Taitung, 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]