Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 59 km depth29 Apr 02:14 UTC: First to report: CWB after 7 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeApr 29, 2026 02:07:00 UTC - Local time at epicenterWednesday, Apr 29, 2026, at 10:07 am (Asia/Taipei GMT +8)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude3.9Depth59 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude24.58°N / 121.87°ETaiwan, TaiwanSeismic antipode24.58°S / 58.13°WParaguayShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceCWB (Central Weather Bureau)Nearest volcanoKueishantao (30 km / 19 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 28.8°C (84 F), humidity: 62%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from SSEEstimated 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 energy20 minutes agoApr 29, 2026 02:07 GMT / Apr 29, 2026 10:07 am (Taipei time)Lat / Lng: 24.58 / 121.87: Taiwan: 19.9 km SE of Yilan County HallSource: CWBDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22955086',24.58000,121.87000,'20 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, Taiwan: 19.9 km SE of Yilan 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 Taiwan TaiwanNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Taipei, the capital of Taiwan with 7,900,000 inhabitants, in 63 km (39 mi) distance northwest 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.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry23 km (14 mi)NW of epicenterYilan(pop: 94,200)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan43 km (27 mi)NW of epicenterPinglin(pop: 6,500)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan45 km (28 mi)NW of epicenterWulai(pop: 6,180)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan57 km (35 mi)SW of epicenterXiulin(pop: 17,100)II: Very weakHualien, TaiwanTaiwan58 km (36 mi)N of epicenterXizhi(pop: 204,600)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan59 km (37 mi)N of epicenterJiufen(pop: 3,100)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan63 km (39 mi)N of epicenterKeelung(pop: 362,500)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan63 km (39 mi)NW of epicenterNeihu(pop: 274,500)II: Very weakTaipei City, TaiwanTaiwan63 km (39 mi)NW of epicenterTaipei(pop: 7,871,900)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan63 km (39 mi)NW of epicenterBanqiao(pop: 551,200)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan64 km (40 mi)NW of epicenterSanxia(pop: 115,200)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan64 km (40 mi)NW of epicenterShulin(pop: 180,000)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan67 km (42 mi)NW of epicenterYingge(pop: 87,900)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan68 km (42 mi)NW of epicenterDaxi(pop: 94,200)II: Very weakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan68 km (42 mi)NW of epicenterNew Taipei City(pop: 4,004,400)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan71 km (44 mi)NW of epicenterBade(pop: 209,100)II: Very weakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan72 km (45 mi)NW of epicenterTaoyuan(pop: 475,800)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan72 km (45 mi)S of epicenterHualien City(pop: 99,500)II: Very weakHualien, TaiwanTaiwan74 km (46 mi)NW of epicenterTaoyuan City(pop: 402,000)II: Very weakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan75 km (47 mi)NW of epicenterNeili(pop: 112,800)II: Very weakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan79 km (49 mi)NW of epicenterDanshui(pop: 189,300)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan81 km (50 mi)W of epicenterZhudong(pop: 96,500)II: Very weakHsinchu County, TaiwanTaiwan84 km (52 mi)NW of epicenterSanzhi(pop: 23,500)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan85 km (53 mi)N of epicenterShimen(pop: 12,600)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan92 km (57 mi)W of epicenterZhubei(pop: 212,700)II: Very weakHsinchu County, TaiwanTaiwan94 km (59 mi)W of epicenterHsinchu(pop: 453,500)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan96 km (60 mi)NW of epicenterShenzhen(pop: 6,700)II: Very weakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan98 km (61 mi)W of epicenterToufen Township(pop: 106,300)II: Very weakMiaoli, TaiwanTaiwan106 km (66 mi)W of epicenterMiaoli(pop: 86,300)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan114 km (71 mi)SW of epicenterPuli(pop: 86,400)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan129 km (80 mi)W of epicenterTaichung(pop: 2,850,300)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan132 km (82 mi)SW of epicenterWufeng(pop: 65,600)II: Very weakTaichung City, TaiwanTaiwan137 km (85 mi)SW of epicenterCaotun(pop: 96,800)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan139 km (86 mi)SW of epicenterZhongxing New Village(pop: 25,500)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan143 km (89 mi)SW of epicenterNantou(pop: 105,700)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan144 km (89 mi)SW of epicenterChang-hua(pop: 226,600)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan145 km (90 mi)SW of epicenterChanghua(pop: 226,600)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan148 km (92 mi)SW of epicenterYuanlin(pop: 124,700)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan166 km (103 mi)SW of epicenterDouliu(pop: 107,900)I: Not feltYunlin, TaiwanTaiwanNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-04-29EpicenterAgency3.959 km36 mi02:07:0019.9 km SE of Yilan County HallCWB (Central Weather Bureau)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 380 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.08 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 12.7 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 1.06 quakes per yearMag. 5 or higher: 8.9 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 137 quakes per year (or 11.4 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 216 quakes per year (or 18 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 350 quakes per year (or 29.2 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 375 quakes per year (or 31.3 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 10 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 earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 4 days after a magnitude 4.1 earthquake had hit on Saturday, Apr 25, 2026, at 03:16 pm local time (Asia/Taipei GMT +8) in 25 km (15 mi) distance to the north:Mag. 4.1 earthquake Philippine Sea - 42 km southeast of Taipei, 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 27, 01:28 pm (Taipei)3.112 km21 km (13 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 40 km south of Yilan, Taiwan I FELT ITInfoApr 26, 12:06 pm (Taipei)3.520 km31 km (19 mi) to the SW 42 km north of Hualien City, Taiwan I FELT ITInfoApr 25, 03:16 pm (Taipei)4.170 km25 km (15 mi) to the NPhilippine Sea, 42 km southeast of Taipei, Taiwan I FELT ITInfoApr 25, 07:24 am (Taipei)3.925 km64 km (40 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 9 km northeast of Hualien City, Taiwan I FELT ITInfoApr 24, 10:56 pm (GMT +8)4.358 km26 km (16 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 40 km east of Yilan, Taiwan I FELT IT - 1 reportInfoApr 23, 01:26 am (Taipei)4.325 km67 km (41 mi) to the S 6 km northeast of Hualien City, Taiwan I FELT ITInfoApr 22, 05:59 am (Taipei)4.236 km74 km (46 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 7 km southeast of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoDec 27, 2025 11:05 pm (Taipei)6.668 km19 km (12 mi) to the NEPhilippine Sea, 68 km southeast of Taipei, Taiwan 145 reportsInfoApr 3, 2024 08:11 am (Taipei)6.414 km56 km (35 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 16 km northeast of Hualien City, Taiwan 32 reportsInfoApr 3, 2024 07:58 am (Taipei)7.440 km87 km (54 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 16 km south of Hualien City, Taiwan 232 reportsInfoFeb 6, 2018 11:50 pm (Taipei)6.417 km54 km (34 mi) to the SW 18 km north of Hualien City, Taiwan 52 reportsInfoApr 20, 2015 10:42 am (GMT +9)6.630 km73 km (45 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 64 km southwest of Yonaguni-jima Island, Okinawa, Japan 35 reportsInfoDec 19, 2009 09:02 pm (Taipei)6.443 km91 km (57 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 20 km south of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJul 14, 2009 02:05 am (GMT +8)6.317 km67 km (42 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 61 km east of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoNov 9, 2004 12:55 am (GMT +9)6.329 km86 km (54 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 60 km southwest of Yonaguni-jima Island, Okinawa, JapanInfoOct 15, 2004 01:08 pm (GMT +9)6.794 km84 km (52 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 31 km west of Yonaguni-jima Island, Okinawa, JapanInfoMar 31, 2002 02:52 pm (GMT +8)7.133 km46 km (28 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 67 km northeast of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoSep 21, 1999 01:47 am (Taipei)7.733 km127 km (79 mi) to the SW 22 km south of Puli, TaiwanInfoMar 5, 1996 10:52 pm (GMT +8)6.330 km65 km (40 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 63 km east of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJul 16, 1994 12:44 pm (Taipei)6.87 km14 km (8.9 mi) to the SW 31 km south of Yilan, TaiwanInfoJun 5, 1994 09:09 am (Taipei)6.411 km8.5 km (5.3 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 31 km southeast of Yilan, TaiwanInfoMay 24, 1994 01:00 pm (GMT +9)6.616 km91 km (56 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 78 km southwest of Yonaguni-jima Island, Okinawa, JapanInfoSep 28, 1992 11:06 pm (GMT +9)6.430 km94 km (58 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 51 km southwest of Yonaguni-jima Island, Okinawa, JapanInfoDec 13, 1990 11:01 am (Taipei)6.312 km78 km (48 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 7.5 km southeast of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoNov 15, 1986 05:20 am (Taipei)7.434 km81 km (50 mi) to the S 9 km south of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJun 24, 1983 06:06 pm (GMT +9)6.744 km70 km (44 mi) to the SE Taiwan region (Japan)InfoJun 21, 1983 11:48 pm (GMT +9)6.437 km70 km (44 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 64 km southwest of Yonaguni-jima Island, Okinawa, JapanInfoDec 17, 1982 11:43 am (GMT +9)6.587 km68 km (43 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 48 km west of Yonaguni-jima Island, Okinawa, JapanInfoDec 23, 1978 07:23 pm (GMT +8)7.033 km150 km (93 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 94 km southeast of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJul 23, 1978 10:42 pm (Taipei)7.417 km258 km (160 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 26 km north of Lan Yu Island, TaiwanInfoApr 24, 1972 05:57 pm (Taipei)7.022 km118 km (73 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 46 km south of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJan 25, 1972 11:41 am (GMT +8)7.125 km164 km (102 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 93 km northeast of Taitung, TaiwanInfoJan 25, 1972 10:06 am (GMT +8)7.325 km220 km (137 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 99 km northeast of Lan Yu Island, TaiwanInfoMar 13, 1966 01:31 am (GMT +9)7.530 km88 km (55 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 56 km southwest of Yonaguni-jima Island, Okinawa, JapanInfoFeb 13, 1963 04:50 pm (GMT +8)7.230 km29 km (18 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 92 km southeast of Taipei, TaiwanInfoApr 27, 1959 05:40 am (GMT +9)6.9118 km78 km (48 mi) to the EEast China Sea, 55 km northwest of Yonaguni-jima Island, Okinawa, JapanInfoFeb 24, 1957 04:26 am (Taipei)6.955 km75 km (46 mi) to the SW 3 km WSW of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoNov 25, 1951 02:50 am (Taipei)7.830 km178 km (111 mi) to the S 38 km north of Taitung, TaiwanInfoNov 25, 1951 02:47 am (Taipei)7.325 km182 km (113 mi) to the S 34 km north of Taitung, TaiwanInfoOct 22, 1951 11:29 am (Taipei)7.225 km91 km (57 mi) to the SW 27 km west of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoOct 22, 1951 05:34 am (Taipei)7.425 km131 km (81 mi) to the S 58 km south of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoSep 7, 1938 04:03 am (Universal Time)7.015 km94 km (58 mi) to the SW 21 km southwest of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoOct 14, 1922 11:46 pm (Universal Time)6.915 km64 km (40 mi) to the W TaiwanInfoSep 1, 1922 07:16 pm (Universal Time)7.620 km27 km (17 mi) to the SE 50 km SSE of Yilan, TaiwanInfoJun 5, 1920 04:21 am (Universal Time)8.220 km100 km (62 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 48 km southeast of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoDec 20, 1919 08:37 pm (Universal Time)7.420 km228 km (142 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 59 km northeast of Lan Yu Island, TaiwanInfoJul 4, 1917 09:38 am (GMT +9)7.70 km123 km (77 mi) to the NE Japan: Taiwan: Ne of TaiwanInfoApr 12, 1910 12:22 am (Universal Time)8.1235 km289 km (180 mi) to the NE 163 km NW of Hirara, JapanInfoNov 21, 1909 03:36 pm (Taipei)7.30 km21 km (13 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 78 km south of Taipei, TaiwanInfoApr 15, 1909 03:53 am (Taipei)7.30 km60 km (37 mi) to the NW 6.5 km southwest of Taipei, TaiwanInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this 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