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The quake had a moderate depth of 96 km (60 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).Quake Data | Interactive map | User reports | Aftershocks | Earlier quakes here | Quakes in Taiwan | Taiwan | TaipeiHint: Click on the image to see different maps of this quake!Moderate magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 96 km depth17 May 00:56 UTC: First to report: CWB after 10 minutes.17 May 00:56: Now using data updates from BMKGI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeMay 17, 2026 00:46:18 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, May 17, 2026, at 12:46 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude4.7Depth96 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude24.39°N / 121.28°ETaiwan, TaiwanSeismic antipode24.39°S / 58.72°WParaguayShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Nearest volcanoTsaolingshan (49 km / 30 mi)Estimated 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 energy10 minutes agoMay 17, 2026 00:46 GMT / May 17, 2026 12:46 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 24.39 / 121.28: TaiwanSource: BMKGOther sources: CWB: 5.1 / 16 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23008691',24.39000,121.28000,'10 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 78 km (48 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(*)RegionCountry43 km (26 mi)NW of epicenterZhudong(pop: 96,500)III: WeakHsinchu County, TaiwanTaiwan46 km (29 mi)SE of epicenterXiulin(pop: 17,100)III: WeakHualien, TaiwanTaiwan50 km (31 mi)W of epicenterMiaoli(pop: 86,300)III: WeakTaiwanTaiwan50 km (31 mi)NW of epicenterToufen Township(pop: 106,300)III: WeakMiaoli, TaiwanTaiwan55 km (34 mi)N of epicenterDaxi(pop: 94,200)III: WeakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan56 km (35 mi)NW of epicenterHsinchu(pop: 453,500)III: WeakTaiwanTaiwan56 km (35 mi)SE of epicenterHualien City(pop: 99,500)III: WeakHualien, TaiwanTaiwan57 km (35 mi)SW of epicenterPuli(pop: 86,400)III: WeakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan57 km (35 mi)NW of epicenterZhubei(pop: 212,700)III: WeakHsinchu County, TaiwanTaiwan60 km (37 mi)N of epicenterBade(pop: 209,100)III: WeakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan61 km (38 mi)W of epicenterXizhou(pop: 28,600)III: WeakTaichung City, TaiwanTaiwan61 km (38 mi)N of epicenterSanxia(pop: 115,200)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan63 km (39 mi)NE of epicenterYilan(pop: 94,200)III: WeakTaiwanTaiwan63 km (39 mi)N of epicenterYingge(pop: 87,900)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan65 km (40 mi)N of epicenterNeili(pop: 112,800)III: WeakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan66 km (41 mi)SW of epicenterTaichung(pop: 2,850,300)III: WeakTaiwanTaiwan67 km (42 mi)N of epicenterTaoyuan(pop: 475,800)III: WeakTaiwanTaiwan67 km (42 mi)N of epicenterTaoyuan City(pop: 402,000)III: WeakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan68 km (42 mi)N of epicenterShulin(pop: 180,000)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan69 km (43 mi)SW of epicenterWufeng(pop: 65,600)III: WeakTaichung City, TaiwanTaiwan72 km (45 mi)N of epicenterBanqiao(pop: 551,200)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan74 km (46 mi)W of epicenterBuzi(pop: 40,500)III: WeakTaichung City, TaiwanTaiwan76 km (47 mi)SW of epicenterCaotun(pop: 96,800)III: WeakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan77 km (48 mi)N of epicenterNew Taipei City(pop: 4,004,400)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan77 km (48 mi)SW of epicenterZhongxing New Village(pop: 25,500)III: WeakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan78 km (48 mi)N of epicenterTaipei(pop: 7,871,900)III: WeakTaiwanTaiwan81 km (50 mi)SW of epicenterChang-hua(pop: 226,600)III: WeakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan82 km (51 mi)SW of epicenterNantou(pop: 105,700)III: WeakTaiwanTaiwan82 km (51 mi)SW of epicenterChanghua(pop: 226,600)III: WeakTaiwanTaiwan83 km (52 mi)N of epicenterNeihu(pop: 274,500)III: WeakTaipei City, TaiwanTaiwan84 km (52 mi)NE of epicenterXizhi(pop: 204,600)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan86 km (54 mi)SW of epicenterYuanlin(pop: 124,700)III: WeakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan89 km (55 mi)N of epicenterDanshui(pop: 189,300)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan89 km (55 mi)SW of epicenterShetou(pop: 36,600)III: WeakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan91 km (57 mi)SW of epicenterYongjing(pop: 35,400)III: WeakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan92 km (57 mi)SW of epicenterTianzhong(pop: 34,900)III: WeakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan93 km (58 mi)SW of epicenterZhushan(pop: 44,100)III: WeakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan94 km (59 mi)SW of epicenterXihu(pop: 54,000)III: WeakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan95 km (59 mi)NE of epicenterKeelung(pop: 362,500)III: WeakTaiwanTaiwan96 km (60 mi)SW of epicenterBeidou(pop: 33,300)III: WeakChanghua, 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 GMT2026-05-17EpicenterAgency4.796 km60 mi00:46:18TaiwanBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)5.116 km9.6 mi00:46:0033.5 km ENE of Nantou County Hall52 km (32 mi) epicenter difference with BMKGCWB (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. 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