(Unconfirmed) Moderate magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 42 km depth5 Apr 17:33 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 5 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeApr 5, 2026 17:28:17 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Apr 5, 2026, at 05:28 pm (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusunconfirmed (automatic detection)Magnitude4.4Depth42 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude23.03°N / 121.41°ETaiwanSeismic antipode23.03°S / 58.59°WParaguayShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Nearest volcanoUnnamed 24.00°N/121.83°E (116 km / 72 mi)Estimated seismic energy released2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.4 | about seismic energy5 minutes agoApr 5, 2026 17:28 GMT / Apr 5, 2026 05:28 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 23.03 / 121.41: TaiwanSource: RaspberryShakeDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22879286',23.03000,121.41000,'5 minutes ago: Mag. 4.4, 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 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 40 km (25 mi) distance southwest 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, 225 km (140 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(*)RegionCountry22 km (14 mi)NW of epicenterChishang(pop: 7,980)III: WeakTaitung, TaiwanTaiwan25 km (16 mi)W of epicenterGuanshan(pop: 8,160)III: WeakTaitung, TaiwanTaiwan40 km (25 mi)SW of epicenterTaitung(pop: 103,300)III: WeakTaiwanTaiwan98 km (61 mi)W of epicenterYujing(pop: 16,600)II: Very weakTainan, TaiwanTaiwan104 km (65 mi)SW of epicenterChaozhou(pop: 53,300)II: Very weakPingtung, TaiwanTaiwan107 km (67 mi)N of epicenterHualien City(pop: 99,500)II: Very weakHualien, TaiwanTaiwan110 km (68 mi)NW of epicenterZhushan(pop: 44,100)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan110 km (68 mi)NW of epicenterChiayi City(pop: 263,200)II: Very weakChiayi, TaiwanTaiwan113 km (70 mi)NW of epicenterPuli(pop: 86,400)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan116 km (72 mi)NW of epicenterDouliu(pop: 107,900)II: Very weakYunlin, TaiwanTaiwan117 km (72 mi)SW of epicenterFengshan(pop: 356,500)II: Very weakKaohsiung, KaohsiungTaiwan117 km (72 mi)W of epicenterXinying(pop: 75,000)II: Very weakTainan, TaiwanTaiwan117 km (73 mi)SW of epicenterDonggang(pop: 47,700)II: Very weakPingtung, TaiwanTaiwan118 km (73 mi)W of epicenterYongkang(pop: 233,700)II: Very weakTainan, TaiwanTaiwan120 km (75 mi)NW of epicenterTaibao(pop: 38,700)II: Very weakChiyayi County, TaiwanTaiwan122 km (76 mi)SW of epicenterKaohsiung(pop: 2,737,700)II: Very weakKaohsiungTaiwan123 km (76 mi)W of epicenterTainan(pop: 1,856,600)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan125 km (77 mi)NW of epicenterNantou(pop: 105,700)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan125 km (77 mi)NW of epicenterTianzhong(pop: 34,900)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan127 km (79 mi)NW of epicenterZhongxing New Village(pop: 25,500)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan128 km (79 mi)NW of epicenterShetou(pop: 36,600)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan128 km (80 mi)NW of epicenterBeigang(pop: 33,300)II: Very weakYunlin, TaiwanTaiwan129 km (80 mi)NW of epicenterCaotun(pop: 96,800)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan129 km (80 mi)NW of epicenterXiluo(pop: 37,200)II: Very weakYunlin, TaiwanTaiwan130 km (81 mi)NW of epicenterBeidou(pop: 33,300)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan133 km (82 mi)NW of epicenterYongjing(pop: 35,400)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan134 km (83 mi)NW of epicenterYuanlin(pop: 124,700)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan136 km (85 mi)NW of epicenterWufeng(pop: 65,600)II: Very weakTaichung City, TaiwanTaiwan140 km (87 mi)NW of epicenterXihu(pop: 47,000)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan144 km (89 mi)NW of epicenterErlin(pop: 43,700)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan145 km (90 mi)NW of epicenterTaichung(pop: 2,850,300)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan145 km (90 mi)NW of epicenterChang-hua(pop: 226,600)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan145 km (90 mi)NW of epicenterChanghua(pop: 226,600)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan181 km (112 mi)N of epicenterMiaoli(pop: 86,300)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan191 km (119 mi)N of epicenterToufen Township(pop: 106,300)II: Very weakMiaoli, TaiwanTaiwan192 km (119 mi)N of epicenterZhudong(pop: 96,500)II: Very weakHsinchu County, TaiwanTaiwan195 km (121 mi)N of epicenterYilan(pop: 94,200)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan202 km (126 mi)N of epicenterHsinchu(pop: 453,500)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan225 km (140 mi)N of epicenterTaipei(pop: 7,871,900)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan226 km (140 mi)N of epicenterNew Taipei City(pop: 4,004,400)II: Very weakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwanNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-04-5EpicenterAgency4.442 km26 mi17:28:17TaiwanRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)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 3 km2 (1 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)Apr 5, 2026 05:28 pm (Universal Time)5 minutes ago4.442 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 198 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.18 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 5.6 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 1.03 quakes per yearMag. 5 or higher: 7.3 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 101 quakes per year (or 8.4 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 175 quakes per year (or 14.5 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 193 quakes per year (or 16.1 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 3,300 quakes per year (or 9.1 quakes per day)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 22 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