Moderate magnitude 4.6 earthquake at 23 km depth29 Mar 03:17 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 5 minutes.29 Mar 03:24: Magnitude recalculated from 4.7 to 4.6.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeMar 29, 2026 03:12:21 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Mar 29, 2026, at 11:12 am (GMT +8)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude4.6Depth23.3 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude22.46°N / 120.64°EPingtung, Taiwan, TaiwanSeismic antipode22.46°S / 59.36°WParaguayShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoUnnamed 24.00°N/121.83°E (210 km / 130 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeFew Clouds 28.1°C (83 F), humidity: 57%, wind: 3 m/s (7 kts) from WSWEstimated seismic energy released5 x 1011 joules (139 megawatt hours, equivalent to 120 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.6 | about seismic energy14 minutes ago reported feltMar 29, 2026 03:12 GMT / Mar 29, 2026 11:12 am (GMT +8)Lat / Lng: 22.46 / 120.64: TaiwanSource: EMSCDetail info | Read user reports | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22852875',22.46000,120.64000,'14 minutes ago: Mag. 4.6, 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 Tainan, a city of 1.9 million people in Taiwan, in 74 km (46 mi) distance northwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced 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, 302 km (188 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(*)RegionCountry14 km (9 mi)NW of epicenterChaozhou(pop: 53,300)IV: LightPingtung, TaiwanTaiwan20 km (12 mi)W of epicenterDonggang(pop: 47,700)IV: LightPingtung, TaiwanTaiwan34 km (21 mi)NW of epicenterFengshan(pop: 356,500)IV: LightKaohsiung, KaohsiungTaiwan52 km (32 mi)S of epicenterHengchun(pop: 29,700)III: WeakPingtung, TaiwanTaiwan62 km (38 mi)NE of epicenterTaitung(pop: 103,300)III: WeakTaiwanTaiwan74 km (46 mi)NW of epicenterTainan(pop: 1,856,600)III: WeakTaiwanTaiwan74 km (46 mi)NW of epicenterYongkang(pop: 233,700)III: WeakTainan, TaiwanTaiwan76 km (47 mi)N of epicenterYujing(pop: 16,600)III: WeakTainan, TaiwanTaiwan85 km (53 mi)NE of epicenterGuanshan(pop: 8,160)III: WeakTaitung, TaiwanTaiwan95 km (59 mi)NE of epicenterChishang(pop: 7,980)III: WeakTaitung, TaiwanTaiwan100 km (62 mi)N of epicenterXinying(pop: 75,000)III: WeakTainan, TaiwanTaiwan113 km (70 mi)NW of epicenterBudai(pop: 19,300)III: WeakChiyayi County, TaiwanTaiwan115 km (71 mi)N of epicenterChiayi City(pop: 263,200)III: WeakChiayi, TaiwanTaiwan116 km (72 mi)N of epicenterTaibao(pop: 38,700)III: WeakChiyayi County, TaiwanTaiwan128 km (80 mi)N of epicenterBeigang(pop: 33,300)II: Very weakYunlin, TaiwanTaiwan139 km (87 mi)N of epicenterDouliu(pop: 107,900)II: Very weakYunlin, TaiwanTaiwan144 km (89 mi)N of epicenterLugu(pop: 17,700)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan144 km (90 mi)N of epicenterZhushan(pop: 44,100)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan145 km (90 mi)N of epicenterLinnei(pop: 16,900)II: Very weakYunlin, TaiwanTaiwan145 km (90 mi)N of epicenterCitong(pop: 25,000)II: Very weakYunlin, TaiwanTaiwan150 km (93 mi)N of epicenterXiluo(pop: 37,200)II: Very weakYunlin, TaiwanTaiwan156 km (97 mi)N of epicenterTianzhong(pop: 34,900)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan158 km (98 mi)N of epicenterBeidou(pop: 33,300)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan160 km (99 mi)N of epicenterShetou(pop: 36,600)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan162 km (101 mi)N of epicenterNantou(pop: 105,700)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan163 km (101 mi)N of epicenterErlin(pop: 43,700)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan164 km (102 mi)NW of epicenterMagong(pop: 63,700)II: Very weakPenghu County, TaiwanTaiwan167 km (104 mi)N of epicenterYuanlin(pop: 124,700)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan167 km (104 mi)N of epicenterZhongxing New Village(pop: 25,500)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan167 km (104 mi)N of epicenterXihu(pop: 47,000)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan169 km (105 mi)N of epicenterCaotun(pop: 96,800)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan171 km (106 mi)N of epicenterPuli(pop: 86,400)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan179 km (111 mi)N of epicenterWufeng(pop: 65,600)II: Very weakTaichung City, TaiwanTaiwan179 km (111 mi)N of epicenterChanghua(pop: 226,600)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan180 km (112 mi)N of epicenterChang-hua(pop: 226,600)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan188 km (117 mi)N of epicenterTaichung(pop: 2,850,300)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan195 km (121 mi)NE of epicenterHualien City(pop: 99,500)II: Very weakHualien, TaiwanTaiwan301 km (187 mi)N of epicenterNew Taipei City(pop: 4,004,400)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan302 km (188 mi)N of epicenterTaipei(pop: 7,871,900)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwanNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quake (1)So far, we have received 1 report for 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.Translate295.7 km NNE of epicenter [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)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 felt1295–295 km (184–184 mi)295 km (184 mi)Notes(*) Reports are filtered to exclude those that are likely highly inaccurate or esaggerated.Only reports with latitude/longitude coordinate positions given (1 in total) could be used for geographic statistics.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 GMT2026-03-29EpicenterAgency4.623 km14 mi03:12:21.6TAIWANEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)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 4 km2 (2 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 3 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Mar 29, 2026 11:12 am (GMT +8)14 minutes ago4.623 km0 km - This quakeTaiwanMain 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 81 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.09 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 11.5 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.38 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.7 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 3 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 44 quakes per year (or 3.6 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 79 quakes per year (or 6.6 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 1,300 quakes per year (or 3.5 quakes per day)Mag. 1 or higher: 3,400 quakes per year (or 9.3 quakes per day)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 11 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 weeks after a magnitude 4.8 earthquake had hit on Tuesday, Mar 3, 2026, at 07:52 pm local time (Asia/Taipei GMT +8) in 87 km (54 mi) distance to the north:Mag. 4.8 earthquake 11 km NNW of Yujing - Taiwan - Mar 3, 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 1 year 51 weeks earlier, on Wednesday, Apr 3, 2024, at 07:58 am local time (Asia/Taipei GMT +8) in Taiwan:Mag. 7.4 earthquake 15 km S 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 47 km SE 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 TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapMar 16, 07:19 am (Taipei)4.07.4 km86 km (53 mi) to the N 21 km southeast of Xinying, TaiwanInfoMar 3, 11:34 pm (Taipei)4.510 km78 km (49 mi) to the N 27 km southeast of Xinying, Taiwan 2 reportsInfoMar 3, 07:52 pm (Taipei)4.810 km87 km (54 mi) to the N 11 km NNW of Yujing, Taiwan 3 reportsInfoFeb 26, 06:53 am (Taipei)4.131 km72 km (45 mi) to the NEPhilippine Sea, 13 km east of Taitung, TaiwanInfoFeb 25, 01:23 am (Taipei)4.39.4 km71 km (44 mi) to the N 27 km east of Yongkang, Taiwan 3 reportsInfoDec 24, 2025 05:47 pm (Taipei)6.010 km73 km (45 mi) to the NE 12 km northeast of Taitung, Taiwan 26 reportsInfoDec 11, 2025 11:19 pm (Taipei)4.78.2 km80 km (50 mi) to the NKaohsiung, 40 km southeast of Chiayi City, Taiwan 5 reportsInfoNov 10, 2025 01:00 pm (Taipei)5.111 km79 km (49 mi) to the N 18 km ENE of Yujing, Taiwan 10 reportsInfoAug 22, 2025 02:06 pm (Taipei)5.210 km79 km (49 mi) to the N 19 km northeast of Yongkang, Taiwan 2 reportsInfoJan 21, 2025 12:17 am (Taipei)6.016 km79 km (49 mi) to the N 39 km northeast of Tainan, Taiwan 79 reportsInfoApr 3, 2024 07:58 am (Taipei)7.440 km182 km (113 mi) to the NE 15 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan 232 reportsInfoFeb 6, 2016 03:57 am (Taipei)6.232 km45 km (28 mi) to the NKaohsiung, 39 km west of Taitung, Taiwan 59 reportsInfoFeb 14, 2015 04:06 am (Taipei)6.127 km87 km (54 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 5.7 km southwest of Lyudao Island, Taiwan 15 reportsInfoFeb 26, 2012 10:35 am (Taipei)5.928 km34 km (21 mi) to the NE 28 km southwest of Taitung, TaiwanInfoMar 4, 2010 08:18 am (Taipei)6.321 km53 km (33 mi) to the NKaohsiung, 40 km northwest of Taitung, TaiwanInfoDec 26, 2006 08:34 pm (Taipei)6.910 km56 km (35 mi) to the SSouth China Sea, 26 km west of Hengchun, TaiwanInfoDec 26, 2006 08:26 pm (GMT +8)7.110 km74 km (46 mi) to the SSouth China Sea, 31 km southwest of Hengchun, TaiwanInfoApr 16, 2006 06:40 am (Taipei)5.918 km83 km (52 mi) to the NEPhilippine Sea, 23 km east of Taitung, TaiwanInfoApr 1, 2006 06:02 pm (Taipei)6.19 km80 km (50 mi) to the NEPhilippine Sea, 18 km northeast of Taitung, TaiwanInfoMay 19, 2004 03:04 pm (Taipei)6.220 km92 km (57 mi) to the E Taiwan regionInfoDec 10, 2003 12:38 pm (Taipei)6.810 km98 km (61 mi) to the NEPhilippine Sea, 38 km northeast of Taitung, TaiwanInfoMar 31, 2002 02:52 pm (GMT +8)7.133 km256 km (159 mi) to the NE 67 km ENE of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoSep 21, 1999 01:47 am (Taipei)7.733 km150 km (93 mi) to the N 22 km south of Puli, TaiwanInfoSep 11, 1990 10:09 pm (Taipei)5.833 km38 km (23 mi) to the NE TaiwanInfoNov 15, 1986 05:20 am (Taipei)7.434 km187 km (116 mi) to the NE 9 km south of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoMar 2, 1981 08:13 pm (Taipei)5.924 km96 km (60 mi) to the NEPhilippine Sea, 35 km northeast of Taitung, TaiwanInfoDec 23, 1978 07:23 pm (GMT +8)7.033 km171 km (106 mi) to the NEPhilippine Sea, 94 km southeast of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJul 23, 1978 10:42 pm (Taipei)7.417 km92 km (57 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 26 km north of Lan Yu Island, TaiwanInfoFeb 14, 1973 08:49 am (GMT +8)5.938 km96 km (59 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 26 km north of Lan Yu Island, TaiwanInfoSep 23, 1972 10:14 am (Taipei)5.825 km49 km (31 mi) to the E Taiwan regionInfoSep 23, 1972 03:57 am (Taipei)6.325 km50 km (31 mi) to the E Taiwan regionInfoApr 24, 1972 05:57 pm (Taipei)7.022 km153 km (95 mi) to the NEPhilippine Sea, 46 km south of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJan 25, 1972 11:41 am (GMT +8)7.125 km155 km (96 mi) to the NEPhilippine Sea, 93 km northeast of Taitung, TaiwanInfoJan 25, 1972 10:06 am (GMT +8)7.325 km168 km (105 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 99 km northeast of Lan Yu Island, TaiwanInfoOct 20, 1971 04:40 pm (Taipei)5.844 km95 km (59 mi) to the SE Taiwan regionInfoMay 11, 1971 08:09 am (Taipei)5.952 km50 km (31 mi) to the E Taiwan regionInfoNov 14, 1970 03:58 pm (Taipei)6.230 km81 km (50 mi) to the NE Taiwan regionInfoMar 13, 1966 01:31 am (GMT +9)7.530 km271 km (169 mi) to the NEPhilippine Sea, 56 km southwest of Yonaguni-jima Island, Okinawa, JapanInfoFeb 13, 1963 04:50 pm (GMT +8)7.230 km263 km (163 mi) to the NEPhilippine Sea, 92 km southeast of Taipei, TaiwanInfoAug 15, 1959 04:57 pm (Taipei)7.225 km64 km (40 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 38 km east of Hengchun, TaiwanInfoNov 25, 1951 02:50 am (Taipei)7.830 km92 km (57 mi) to the NE 38 km north of Taitung, TaiwanInfoNov 25, 1951 02:47 am (Taipei)7.325 km90 km (56 mi) to the NE 34 km north of Taitung, TaiwanInfoOct 22, 1951 05:34 am (Taipei)7.425 km138 km (86 mi) to the NE 58 km south of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoDec 16, 1941 07:19 pm (Universal Time)7.215 km95 km (59 mi) to the N 19 km north of Yujing, TaiwanInfoDec 8, 1937 08:32 am (Universal Time)6.915 km82 km (51 mi) to the NE Taiwan regionInfoAug 22, 1936 06:51 am (Universal Time)7.115 km83 km (52 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 33 km west of Lan Yu Island, TaiwanInfoSep 4, 1935 01:37 am (Universal Time)7.015 km68 km (42 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 50 km south of Taitung, TaiwanInfoApr 16, 1925 07:52 pm (Universal Time)7.115 km88 km (55 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 44 km southeast of Hengchun, TaiwanInfoSep 1, 1922 07:16 pm (Universal Time)7.620 km253 km (157 mi) to the NEPhilippine Sea, 59 km northeast of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJun 5, 1920 04:21 am (Universal Time)8.220 km192 km (119 mi) to the NEPhilippine Sea, 48 km southeast of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoDec 20, 1919 08:37 pm (Universal Time)7.420 km118 km (73 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 59 km northeast of Lan Yu Island, TaiwanInfoNov 21, 1909 03:36 pm (Taipei)7.30 km246 km (153 mi) to the NEPhilippine Sea, 78 km south of Taipei, TaiwanInfoNov 21, 1902 07:03 am (Universal Time)7.05 km88 km (55 mi) to the E Taiwan RegionInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 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