Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 28 km depth28 Mar 05:28 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 6 minutes.28 Mar 05:28: Now using data updates from CWBI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeMar 28, 2026 05:22:00 UTC - Local time at epicenterSaturday, Mar 28, 2026, at 01:22 pm (Asia/Taipei GMT +8)StatusconfirmedMagnitude3.9Depth28.1 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude24.09°N / 121.94°ETaiwanSeismic antipode24.09°S / 58.06°WParaguayShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceCWB (Central Weather Bureau)Nearest volcanoUnnamed 24.00°N/121.83°E (15 km / 9 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeClear Sky 23.3°C (74 F), humidity: 80%, wind: 9 m/s (18 kts) from NNEEstimated 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 energy8 minutes agoMar 28, 2026 05:22 GMT / Mar 28, 2026 01:22 pm (Taipei time)Lat / Lng: 24.09 / 121.94: Taiwan: 34.2 km ENE of Hualien County HallSource: CWBOther sources: RaspberryShake: 3.9 / 28 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22850366',24.09000,121.94000,'8 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, Taiwan: 34.2 km ENE of Hualien 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 Hualien City, a town with 99,000 inhabitants in Taiwan, in 36 km (23 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. In the capital of Taiwan, Taipei, 115 km (71 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(*)RegionCountry36 km (23 mi)W of epicenterHualien City(pop: 99,500)III: WeakHualien, TaiwanTaiwan77 km (48 mi)N of epicenterYilan(pop: 94,200)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan95 km (59 mi)NW of epicenterWulai(pop: 6,180)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan97 km (60 mi)N of epicenterPinglin(pop: 6,500)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan100 km (62 mi)W of epicenterPuli(pop: 86,400)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan110 km (68 mi)NW of epicenterDaxi(pop: 94,200)II: Very weakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan110 km (68 mi)NW of epicenterSanxia(pop: 115,200)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan112 km (69 mi)NW of epicenterZhudong(pop: 96,500)II: Very weakHsinchu County, TaiwanTaiwan112 km (70 mi)N of epicenterXizhi(pop: 204,600)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan113 km (70 mi)NW of epicenterShulin(pop: 180,000)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan113 km (70 mi)NW of epicenterYingge(pop: 87,900)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan113 km (70 mi)NW of epicenterBanqiao(pop: 551,200)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan115 km (71 mi)NW of epicenterBade(pop: 209,100)II: Very weakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan115 km (71 mi)N of epicenterTaipei(pop: 7,871,900)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan116 km (72 mi)N of epicenterNeihu(pop: 274,500)II: Very weakTaipei City, TaiwanTaiwan118 km (73 mi)N of epicenterKeelung(pop: 362,500)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan118 km (73 mi)NW of epicenterTaoyuan(pop: 475,800)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan119 km (74 mi)NW of epicenterNew Taipei City(pop: 4,004,400)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan120 km (74 mi)NW of epicenterTaoyuan City(pop: 402,000)II: Very weakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan120 km (74 mi)NW of epicenterNeili(pop: 112,800)II: Very weakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan124 km (77 mi)NW of epicenterToufen Township(pop: 106,300)II: Very weakMiaoli, TaiwanTaiwan125 km (78 mi)NW of epicenterMiaoli(pop: 86,300)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan126 km (78 mi)NW of epicenterZhubei(pop: 212,700)II: Very weakHsinchu County, TaiwanTaiwan126 km (78 mi)W of epicenterWufeng(pop: 65,600)II: Very weakTaichung City, TaiwanTaiwan126 km (79 mi)NW of epicenterHsinchu(pop: 453,500)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan128 km (79 mi)W of epicenterTaichung(pop: 2,850,300)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan128 km (79 mi)W of epicenterCaotun(pop: 96,800)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan128 km (80 mi)W of epicenterZhongxing New Village(pop: 25,500)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan130 km (81 mi)NW of epicenterDanshui(pop: 189,300)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan131 km (81 mi)W of epicenterNantou(pop: 105,700)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan133 km (83 mi)W of epicenterZhushan(pop: 44,100)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan139 km (87 mi)W of epicenterYuanlin(pop: 124,700)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan139 km (87 mi)W of epicenterBuzi(pop: 40,500)II: Very weakTaichung City, TaiwanTaiwan140 km (87 mi)W of epicenterChang-hua(pop: 226,600)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan141 km (88 mi)W of epicenterChanghua(pop: 226,600)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan148 km (92 mi)W of epicenterDouliu(pop: 107,900)II: Very weakYunlin, TaiwanTaiwan149 km (93 mi)W of epicenterXihu(pop: 47,000)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan166 km (103 mi)SW of epicenterChiayi City(pop: 263,200)I: Not feltChiayi, TaiwanTaiwan169 km (105 mi)SW of epicenterTaitung(pop: 103,300)I: Not feltTaiwanTaiwan233 km (145 mi)SW of epicenterKaohsiung(pop: 2,737,700)I: Not feltKaohsiungTaiwanNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-03-28EpicenterAgency3.928 km17 mi05:22:0034.2 km ENE of Hualien County HallCWB (Central Weather Bureau)3.928 km17 mi05:22:11Taiwan0 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 412 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.1 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 9.7 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 1.3 quakes per yearMag. 5 or higher: 11.8 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 160 quakes per year (or 13.3 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 251 quakes per year (or 20.9 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 381 quakes per year (or 31.7 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 405 quakes per year (or 33.8 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 13 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