Moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 34 km depth13 Oct 09:34 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 5 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeOct 13, 2026 09:30:10 UTC - Local time at epicenterTuesday, Oct 13, 2026, at 05:30 pm (GMT +8)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude4.30Depth33.7 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude23.56°N / 121.45°EHualien, Taiwan, TaiwanSeismic antipode23.56°S / 58.55°WParaguayShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoUnnamed 24.00°N/121.83°E (62 km / 39 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeFew Clouds 24.3°C (76 F), humidity: 84%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from NNEEstimated seismic energy released1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.3 | about seismic energy10 minutes agoOct 13, 2026 09:30 GMT / Oct 13, 2026 05:30 pm (GMT +8)Lat / Lng: 23.56 / 121.45: TaiwanSource: EMSCDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23434070',23.56000,121.45000,'10 minutes ago: Mag. 4.3, 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 Yuanlin, a city with more than 120,000 inhabitants in Taiwan, in 99 km (62 mi) distance northwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. Many smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of Taiwan, Taipei, 166 km (103 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(*)RegionCountry49 km (30 mi)N of epicenterHualien City(pop: 99,500)III: WeakHualien, TaiwanTaiwan54 km (34 mi)SW of epicenterChishang(pop: 7,980)III: WeakTaitung, TaiwanTaiwan64 km (40 mi)SW of epicenterGuanshan(pop: 8,160)III: WeakTaitung, TaiwanTaiwan65 km (40 mi)N of epicenterXiulin(pop: 17,100)III: WeakHualien, TaiwanTaiwan67 km (41 mi)NW of epicenterPuli(pop: 86,400)III: WeakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan74 km (46 mi)W of epicenterLugu(pop: 17,700)III: WeakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan81 km (50 mi)W of epicenterZhushan(pop: 44,100)III: WeakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan88 km (54 mi)W of epicenterLinnei(pop: 16,900)II: Very weakYunlin, TaiwanTaiwan89 km (55 mi)W of epicenterErshui(pop: 14,100)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan89 km (55 mi)NW of epicenterNantou(pop: 105,700)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan90 km (56 mi)NW of epicenterZhongxing New Village(pop: 25,500)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan90 km (56 mi)NW of epicenterZhongxing New Village(pop: 25,500)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan90 km (56 mi)NW of epicenterCaotun(pop: 96,800)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan94 km (58 mi)W of epicenterDouliu(pop: 107,900)II: Very weakYunlin, TaiwanTaiwan94 km (58 mi)W of epicenterTianzhong(pop: 34,900)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan94 km (59 mi)S of epicenterTaitung(pop: 103,300)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan95 km (59 mi)NW of epicenterWufeng(pop: 65,600)II: Very weakTaichung City, TaiwanTaiwan95 km (59 mi)NW of epicenterShetou(pop: 36,600)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan99 km (62 mi)W of epicenterCitong(pop: 25,000)II: Very weakYunlin, TaiwanTaiwan99 km (62 mi)NW of epicenterYuanlin(pop: 124,700)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan100 km (62 mi)NW of epicenterYongjing(pop: 35,400)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan101 km (62 mi)W of epicenterBeidou(pop: 33,300)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan102 km (63 mi)NW of epicenterTaichung(pop: 2,850,300)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan102 km (64 mi)W of epicenterChiayi City(pop: 263,200)II: Very weakChiayi, TaiwanTaiwan104 km (65 mi)W of epicenterXiluo(pop: 37,200)II: Very weakYunlin, TaiwanTaiwan107 km (66 mi)NW of epicenterChang-hua(pop: 226,600)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan108 km (67 mi)NW of epicenterChanghua(pop: 226,600)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan108 km (67 mi)NW of epicenterXihu(pop: 54,000)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan120 km (74 mi)W of epicenterXinying(pop: 75,000)II: Very weakTainan, TaiwanTaiwan129 km (80 mi)NW of epicenterMiaoli(pop: 86,300)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan135 km (84 mi)N of epicenterZhudong(pop: 96,500)II: Very weakHsinchu County, TaiwanTaiwan136 km (84 mi)SW of epicenterYongkang(pop: 233,700)II: Very weakTainan, TaiwanTaiwan137 km (85 mi)N of epicenterYilan(pop: 94,200)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan137 km (85 mi)NW of epicenterToufen Township(pop: 106,300)II: Very weakMiaoli, TaiwanTaiwan141 km (88 mi)SW of epicenterTainan(pop: 1,856,600)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan147 km (91 mi)N of epicenterHsinchu(pop: 453,500)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan148 km (92 mi)N of epicenterDaxi(pop: 94,200)II: Very weakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan149 km (93 mi)N of epicenterZhubei(pop: 212,700)II: Very weakHsinchu County, TaiwanTaiwan153 km (95 mi)N of epicenterBade(pop: 209,100)II: Very weakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan166 km (103 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 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 GMT2026-10-13EpicenterAgency4.334 km21 mi09:30:10TAIWANEMSC (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 2 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Oct 13, 2026 05:30 pm (GMT +8)10 minutes ago4.334 km0 km - This quake49 km S of Hualien City, 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 298 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: 1.05 quakes per yearMag. 5 or higher: 9.2 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 139 quakes per year (or 11.6 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 236 quakes per year (or 19.7 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 291 quakes per year (or 24.3 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 4,600 quakes per year (or 12.6 quakes per day)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