Moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 25 km depth11 Sep 11:30 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 6 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeSep 11, 2026 11:24:56 UTC - Local time at epicenterFriday, Sep 11, 2026, at 07:24 pm (Asia/Taipei GMT +8)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude4.50Depth24.6 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude23.38°N / 121.64°ETaiwanSeismic antipode23.38°S / 58.36°WParaguayShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoUnnamed 24.00°N/121.83°E (72 km / 45 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeFew Clouds 26.8°C (80 F), humidity: 87%, wind: 7 m/s (15 kts) from NEstimated seismic energy released3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.5 | about seismic energy14 minutes agoSep 11, 2026 11:24 GMT / Sep 11, 2026 07:24 pm (Taipei time)Lat / Lng: 23.38 / 121.64: TaiwanSource: EMSCDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23354375',23.38000,121.64000,'14 minutes ago: Mag. 4.5, 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 86 km (53 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, 186 km (116 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(*)RegionCountry52 km (32 mi)SW of epicenterChishang(pop: 7,980)III: WeakTaitung, TaiwanTaiwan61 km (38 mi)SW of epicenterGuanshan(pop: 8,160)III: WeakTaitung, TaiwanTaiwan67 km (41 mi)N of epicenterHualien City(pop: 99,500)III: WeakHualien, TaiwanTaiwan82 km (51 mi)N of epicenterXiulin(pop: 17,100)III: WeakHualien, TaiwanTaiwan86 km (53 mi)SW of epicenterTaitung(pop: 103,300)III: WeakTaiwanTaiwan94 km (59 mi)NW of epicenterPuli(pop: 86,400)III: WeakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan99 km (62 mi)NW of epicenterLugu(pop: 17,700)III: WeakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan106 km (66 mi)NW of epicenterZhushan(pop: 44,100)III: WeakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan116 km (72 mi)NW of epicenterNantou(pop: 105,700)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan117 km (72 mi)NW of epicenterZhongxing New Village(pop: 25,500)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan118 km (73 mi)NW of epicenterCaotun(pop: 96,800)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan118 km (73 mi)W of epicenterDouliu(pop: 107,900)II: Very weakYunlin, TaiwanTaiwan120 km (74 mi)NW of epicenterTianzhong(pop: 34,900)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan122 km (76 mi)NW of epicenterShetou(pop: 36,600)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan122 km (76 mi)W of epicenterChiayi City(pop: 263,200)II: Very weakChiayi, TaiwanTaiwan122 km (76 mi)NW of epicenterWufeng(pop: 65,600)II: Very weakTaichung City, TaiwanTaiwan126 km (78 mi)NW of epicenterYuanlin(pop: 124,700)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan126 km (78 mi)NW of epicenterBeidou(pop: 33,300)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan127 km (79 mi)NW of epicenterYongjing(pop: 35,400)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan129 km (80 mi)W of epicenterXiluo(pop: 37,200)II: Very weakYunlin, TaiwanTaiwan129 km (80 mi)NW of epicenterTaichung(pop: 2,850,300)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan134 km (83 mi)W of epicenterTaibao(pop: 38,700)II: Very weakChiyayi County, TaiwanTaiwan134 km (83 mi)NW of epicenterChang-hua(pop: 226,600)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan135 km (84 mi)NW of epicenterXihu(pop: 54,000)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan135 km (84 mi)NW of epicenterChanghua(pop: 226,600)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan136 km (84 mi)W of epicenterXinying(pop: 75,000)II: Very weakTainan, TaiwanTaiwan142 km (88 mi)NW of epicenterErlin(pop: 43,700)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan143 km (89 mi)NW of epicenterBuzi(pop: 40,500)II: Very weakTaichung City, TaiwanTaiwan146 km (90 mi)SW of epicenterChaozhou(pop: 53,300)II: Very weakPingtung, TaiwanTaiwan147 km (91 mi)W of epicenterYongkang(pop: 233,700)II: Very weakTainan, TaiwanTaiwan152 km (95 mi)W of epicenterTainan(pop: 1,856,600)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan154 km (95 mi)N of epicenterYilan(pop: 94,200)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan155 km (97 mi)SW of epicenterFengshan(pop: 356,500)II: Very weakKaohsiung, KaohsiungTaiwan156 km (97 mi)NW of epicenterMiaoli(pop: 86,300)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan159 km (99 mi)SW of epicenterDonggang(pop: 47,700)II: Very weakPingtung, TaiwanTaiwan160 km (100 mi)SW of epicenterKaohsiung(pop: 2,737,700)II: Very weakKaohsiungTaiwan160 km (100 mi)N of epicenterZhudong(pop: 96,500)II: Very weakHsinchu County, TaiwanTaiwan163 km (101 mi)NW of epicenterToufen Township(pop: 106,300)II: Very weakMiaoli, TaiwanTaiwan172 km (107 mi)NW of epicenterHsinchu(pop: 453,500)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan186 km (116 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 GMT2026-09-11EpicenterAgency4.525 km15 mi11:24:56.8TAIWANEMSC (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 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)Sep 11, 2026 07:24 pm (Taipei)14 minutes ago4.525 km0 km - This quakePhilippine Sea, 67 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 283 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.11 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 9.3 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 1.09 quakes per yearMag. 5 or higher: 9.3 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 138 quakes per year (or 11.5 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 222 quakes per year (or 18.5 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 275 quakes per year (or 22.9 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 14 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