Moderate magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 49 km depth13 Apr 11:28 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 5 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeApr 13, 2026 11:23:25 UTC - Local time at epicenterMonday, Apr 13, 2026, at 07:23 pm (GMT +8)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude4.7Depth49 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude24.44°N / 121.64°ETaiwan, TaiwanSeismic antipode24.44°S / 58.36°WParaguayQuality47 seismic stationsShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt2 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoUnnamed 24.00°N/121.83°E (53 km / 33 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeBroken Clouds 22.4°C (72 F), humidity: 74%, wind: 0 m/s (1 kts) from NEEstimated seismic energy released7.1 x 1011 joules (197 megawatt hours, equivalent to 169 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.7 | about seismic energy13 minutes ago reported feltApr 13, 2026 11:23 GMT / Apr 13, 2026 07:23 pm (GMT +8)Lat / Lng: 24.44 / 121.64: TaiwanSource: EMSCOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.7 / 49 km, CWB: 4.7 / 49 kmDetail info | Read user reports | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22905055',24.44000,121.64000,'13 minutes ago: Mag. 4.7, 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 Taipei, the capital of Taiwan with 7,900,000 inhabitants, in 69 km (43 mi) distance north of the epicenter. People likely experienced 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(*)RegionCountry37 km (23 mi)N of epicenterYilan(pop: 94,200)III: WeakTaiwanTaiwan48 km (30 mi)N of epicenterWulai(pop: 6,180)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan52 km (32 mi)S of epicenterHualien City(pop: 99,500)III: WeakHualien, TaiwanTaiwan56 km (34 mi)N of epicenterPinglin(pop: 6,500)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan61 km (38 mi)NW of epicenterDaxi(pop: 94,200)III: WeakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan61 km (38 mi)NW of epicenterSanxia(pop: 115,200)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan64 km (40 mi)NW of epicenterZhudong(pop: 96,500)III: WeakHsinchu County, TaiwanTaiwan64 km (40 mi)NW of epicenterYingge(pop: 87,900)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan65 km (40 mi)N of epicenterShulin(pop: 180,000)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan65 km (41 mi)NW of epicenterBade(pop: 209,100)III: WeakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan66 km (41 mi)N of epicenterBanqiao(pop: 551,200)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan69 km (43 mi)N of epicenterTaipei(pop: 7,871,900)III: WeakTaiwanTaiwan69 km (43 mi)NW of epicenterTaoyuan(pop: 475,800)III: WeakTaiwanTaiwan70 km (43 mi)N of epicenterXizhi(pop: 204,600)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan71 km (44 mi)NW of epicenterNeili(pop: 112,800)III: WeakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan71 km (44 mi)NW of epicenterTaoyuan City(pop: 402,000)III: WeakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan72 km (44 mi)N of epicenterNeihu(pop: 274,500)III: WeakTaipei City, TaiwanTaiwan72 km (44 mi)N of epicenterNew Taipei City(pop: 4,004,400)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan78 km (48 mi)N of epicenterKeelung(pop: 362,500)III: WeakTaiwanTaiwan78 km (48 mi)NW of epicenterZhubei(pop: 212,700)III: WeakHsinchu County, TaiwanTaiwan79 km (49 mi)W of epicenterToufen Township(pop: 106,300)III: WeakMiaoli, TaiwanTaiwan79 km (49 mi)NW of epicenterHsinchu(pop: 453,500)III: WeakTaiwanTaiwan84 km (52 mi)W of epicenterMiaoli(pop: 86,300)III: WeakTaiwanTaiwan84 km (52 mi)N of epicenterDanshui(pop: 189,300)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan86 km (53 mi)SW of epicenterPuli(pop: 86,400)III: WeakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan92 km (57 mi)N of epicenterSanzhi(pop: 23,500)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan98 km (61 mi)W of epicenterXizhou(pop: 28,600)III: WeakTaichung City, TaiwanTaiwan102 km (64 mi)W of epicenterTaichung(pop: 2,850,300)III: WeakTaiwanTaiwan104 km (65 mi)SW of epicenterWufeng(pop: 65,600)III: WeakTaichung City, TaiwanTaiwan109 km (68 mi)SW of epicenterCaotun(pop: 96,800)III: WeakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan111 km (69 mi)SW of epicenterZhongxing New Village(pop: 25,500)III: WeakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan111 km (69 mi)W of epicenterBuzi(pop: 40,500)III: WeakTaichung City, TaiwanTaiwan115 km (71 mi)SW of epicenterNantou(pop: 105,700)III: WeakTaiwanTaiwan117 km (72 mi)W of epicenterChang-hua(pop: 226,600)III: WeakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan118 km (73 mi)W of epicenterChanghua(pop: 226,600)III: WeakTaiwanTaiwan121 km (75 mi)SW of epicenterYuanlin(pop: 124,700)III: WeakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan123 km (77 mi)SW of epicenterZhushan(pop: 44,100)III: WeakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan129 km (80 mi)SW of epicenterXihu(pop: 47,000)III: WeakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan138 km (86 mi)SW of epicenterDouliu(pop: 107,900)III: WeakYunlin, TaiwanTaiwanNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quake (3)So far, we have received 3 reports for this quake from Taiwan. Out of these, 2 people indicated they felt it. The quake was reported to have been felt in up to approx. 50 km (31 mi) distance, with isolated cases to have felt the quake even 52 km (32 mi) away.Most reports came from Yilan (1 report), a town with 94,000 inhabitants in Taiwan in 37 km (23 mi) distance north of the epicenter, Taiwan. Further below is a list of places where most people reported this quake.This section is being updated as new data comes in.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.TranslateHualien City, (51.9 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 1-2 snear Yilan (26.5 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) (reported through our app)Danshui, New Taipei, Taipei (82.9 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)List of cities/places with most reportsPlaceDistance from epicenterAverage reported Shaking IntensityNr. of reportsYilan, Taiwan, Taiwan(Pop.: 94,188)37 km (23 mi)N of epicenterIII: Weak shaking1Note: Only reports with latitude/longitude coordinate positions given (3 in total) could be used for statistics.What is Intensity and the Mercalli Intensity Scale?The amount of shaking that occurs on the surface due to an earthquake is called the intensity. It is commonly measured on the so-called Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) ranging from 1 (not felt) to 10 (extreme shaking), and given in Roman numerals as I,II,...IX, X, and often displayed with color codes ranging from light blue to dark red.Earthquake intensity depends mainly on the magnitude and depth of the quake as well as the distance from the epicenter: The further away, the less shaking intensity occurs.Read more about the MMI scale!Number of reports by intensityShaking intensityNumber of reportsMin-Max distance from epicenter (*)Average distance (*)I: Not felt183–83 km (51–51 mi)83 km (51 mi)II: Very weak shaking152–52 km (32–32 mi)52 km (32 mi)III: Weak shaking126–26 km (16.4–16.4 mi)26 km (16 mi)Notes(*) Reports are filtered to exclude those that are likely highly inaccurate or esaggerated.Only reports with latitude/longitude coordinate positions given (3 in total) could be used for geographic statistics.Get the Android appI didn't feel itI felt this quakeIf you were near the epicenter and felt it, please share your experience and submit a short "I felt it" report! Other users would love to hear about it!If you did NOT feel the quake although you were in the area, please report it as well! Your contribution is valuable to earthquake science and seismic hazard analysis.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 GMT2026-04-13EpicenterAgency4.749 km30 mi11:23:25.8TAIWANEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)4.749 km30 mi11:23:25Taiwan0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)4.749 km30 mi11:23:0034.2 km SSW of Yilan County Hall0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCCWB (Central Weather Bureau)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 5 km2 (2 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 4 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Apr 13, 2026 07:23 pm (GMT +8)13 minutes ago - felt4.749 km0 km - This quake37 km S of Yilan, TaiwanMain 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 360 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.12 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 8.5 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 1.44 quakes per yearMag. 5 or higher: 9.9 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 139 quakes per year (or 11.6 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 224 quakes per year (or 18.7 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 340 quakes per year (or 28.4 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 353 quakes per year (or 29.4 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 15 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 9 days after a magnitude 5.2 earthquake had hit on Sunday, Apr 5, 2026, at 01:14 am local time (Asia/Taipei GMT +8) in 49 km (30 mi) distance to the south:Mag. 5.2 earthquake Philippine Sea - 4.8 km northeast of Hualien City, Taiwan - Apr 5, 2026 - 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 12, 05:46 am (Taipei)4.122 km85 km (53 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 42 km southeast of Hualien City, Taiwan I FELT ITInfoApr 8, 08:03 pm (Taipei)4.028 km71 km (44 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 20 km south of Hualien City, Taiwan I FELT ITInfoApr 5, 05:23 am (Taipei)4.423 km43 km (27 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 8.4 km north of Hualien City, Taiwan 4 reportsInfoApr 5, 01:14 am (Taipei)5.230 km49 km (30 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 4.8 km northeast of Hualien City, Taiwan 25 reportsInfoApr 1, 09:09 pm (Taipei)4.068 km26 km (16 mi) to the NE 19.4 km SSE of Yilan County HallInfoMar 20, 09:32 pm (Taipei)4.929 km75 km (47 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 26 km southeast of Hualien City, Taiwan 2 reportsInfoMar 15, 05:14 pm (GMT +9)4.828 km45 km (28 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 95 km southeast of Taipei, Taiwan 5 reportsInfoMar 12, 08:14 pm (Taipei)5.220 km78 km (48 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 26 km south of Hualien City, Taiwan 12 reportsInfoFeb 24, 12:37 pm (Taipei)4.768 km35 km (22 mi) to the NEPhilippine Sea, 19 km southeast of Yilan, Taiwan 7 reportsInfoDec 27, 2025 11:05 pm (Taipei)6.668 km47 km (29 mi) to the NEPhilippine Sea, 68 km southeast of Taipei, Taiwan 145 reportsInfoApr 3, 2024 08:11 am (Taipei)6.414 km38 km (23 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 16 km northeast of Hualien City, Taiwan 32 reportsInfoApr 3, 2024 07:58 am (Taipei)7.440 km67 km (42 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 16 km south of Hualien City, Taiwan 232 reportsInfoFeb 6, 2018 11:50 pm (Taipei)6.417 km34 km (21 mi) to the S 18 km north of Hualien City, Taiwan 52 reportsInfoApr 20, 2015 10:42 am (GMT +9)6.630 km86 km (53 mi) to the E Taiwan Region 35 reportsInfoOct 31, 2013 08:02 pm (Taipei)6.310 km97 km (60 mi) to the S 46 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan 23 reportsInfoDec 19, 2009 09:02 pm (Taipei)6.443 km72 km (45 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 20 km south of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJul 14, 2009 02:05 am (GMT +8)6.317 km71 km (44 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 61 km east of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoSep 7, 2007 01:51 am (GMT +8)6.253 km60 km (37 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 66 km southeast of Yilan, TaiwanInfoNov 9, 2004 12:55 am (GMT +9)6.329 km99 km (61 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 60 km southwest of Yonaguni-jima Island, Okinawa, JapanInfoMay 15, 2002 11:46 am (Taipei)6.210 km36 km (22 mi) to the NEPhilippine Sea, 22 km southeast of Yilan, TaiwanInfoMar 31, 2002 02:52 pm (GMT +8)7.133 km57 km (36 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 67 km northeast of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJun 11, 2000 02:23 am (Taipei)6.433 km79 km (49 mi) to the SW 29 km southeast of Puli, TaiwanInfoSep 26, 1999 07:52 am (Taipei)6.517 km92 km (57 mi) to the SW 32 km southeast of Puli, TaiwanInfoSep 22, 1999 08:14 am (Taipei)6.426 km93 km (57 mi) to the SW 33 km southeast of Puli, TaiwanInfoSep 21, 1999 01:47 am (Taipei)7.733 km100 km (62 mi) to the SW 22 km south of Puli, TaiwanInfoJul 16, 1994 12:44 pm (Taipei)6.87 km15 km (9.2 mi) to the E 31 km south of Yilan, TaiwanInfoMay 24, 1994 01:00 pm (GMT +9)6.616 km98 km (61 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 78 km southwest of Yonaguni-jima Island, Okinawa, JapanInfoDec 14, 1990 03:50 am (Taipei)6.710 km80 km (50 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 28 km south of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoNov 15, 1986 05:20 am (Taipei)7.434 km60 km (37 mi) to the S 9 km south of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJun 24, 1983 06:06 pm (GMT +9)6.744 km83 km (51 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 67 km southwest of Yonaguni-jima Island, Okinawa, JapanInfoDec 17, 1982 11:43 am (GMT +9)6.587 km93 km (58 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 48 km west of Yonaguni-jima Island, Okinawa, JapanInfoDec 23, 1978 07:23 pm (GMT +8)7.033 km140 km (87 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 94 km southeast of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJul 23, 1978 10:42 pm (Taipei)7.417 km240 km (149 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 26 km north of Lan Yu Island, TaiwanInfoApr 24, 1972 05:57 pm (Taipei)7.022 km98 km (61 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 46 km south of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJan 25, 1972 11:41 am (GMT +8)7.125 km152 km (95 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 93 km northeast of Taitung, TaiwanInfoJan 25, 1972 10:06 am (GMT +8)7.325 km211 km (131 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 99 km northeast of Lan Yu Island, TaiwanInfoMar 13, 1966 01:31 am (GMT +9)7.530 km102 km (63 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 56 km southwest of Yonaguni-jima Island, Okinawa, JapanInfoFeb 13, 1963 04:50 pm (GMT +8)7.230 km46 km (29 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 92 km southeast of Taipei, TaiwanInfoNov 25, 1951 02:50 am (Taipei)7.830 km156 km (97 mi) to the S 38 km north of Taitung, TaiwanInfoOct 22, 1951 11:29 am (Taipei)7.225 km66 km (41 mi) to the SW 27 km west of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoOct 22, 1951 05:34 am (Taipei)7.425 km109 km (68 mi) to the S 58 km south of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoSep 7, 1938 04:03 am (Universal Time)7.015 km72 km (45 mi) to the S 21 km southwest of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoSep 1, 1922 07:16 pm (Universal Time)7.620 km37 km (23 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 59 km northeast of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJun 5, 1920 04:21 am (Universal Time)8.220 km90 km (56 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 48 km southeast of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoDec 20, 1919 08:37 pm (Universal Time)7.420 km213 km (132 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 59 km northeast of Lan Yu Island, TaiwanInfoJul 4, 1917 09:38 am (GMT +9)7.70 km151 km (94 mi) to the NEEast China Sea, 61 km north of Yonaguni-jima Island, Okinawa, JapanInfoNov 21, 1909 03:36 pm (Taipei)7.30 km17 km (10.4 mi) to the EInfoApr 15, 1909 03:53 am (Taipei)7.30 km64 km (40 mi) to the N 6.5 km southwest of Taipei, 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]