Moderate magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 5 km depth1 Jul 23:11 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 5 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJul 1, 2026 23:06:06 UTC - Local time at epicenterThursday, Jul 2, 2026, at 07:06 am (GMT +8)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude4.00Depth5 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude23.64°N / 121.48°ETaiwan, TaiwanSeismic antipode23.64°S / 58.52°WParaguayShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoUnnamed 24.00°N/121.83°E (54 km / 34 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeFew Clouds 27.6°C (82 F), humidity: 83%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from WEstimated seismic energy released6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.0 | about seismic energy6 minutes agoJul 1, 2026 23:06 GMT / Jul 2, 2026 07:06 am (GMT +8)Lat / Lng: 23.64 / 121.48: TaiwanSource: EMSCDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23151893',23.64000,121.48000,'6 minutes ago: Mag. 4.0, 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 Taichung, a city of 2.9 million people in Taiwan, in 99 km (61 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, 157 km (98 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(*)RegionCountry40 km (25 mi)N of epicenterHualien City(pop: 99,500)III: WeakHualien, TaiwanTaiwan55 km (34 mi)N of epicenterXiulin(pop: 17,100)III: WeakHualien, TaiwanTaiwan63 km (39 mi)SW of epicenterChishang(pop: 7,980)II: Very weakTaitung, TaiwanTaiwan63 km (39 mi)NW of epicenterPuli(pop: 86,400)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan73 km (46 mi)SW of epicenterGuanshan(pop: 8,160)II: Very weakTaitung, TaiwanTaiwan75 km (47 mi)W of epicenterLugu(pop: 17,700)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan82 km (51 mi)W of epicenterZhushan(pop: 44,100)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan88 km (55 mi)NW of epicenterZhongxing New Village(pop: 25,500)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan88 km (55 mi)NW of epicenterZhongxing New Village(pop: 25,500)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan89 km (55 mi)W of epicenterNantou(pop: 105,700)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan89 km (55 mi)W of epicenterLinnei(pop: 16,900)II: Very weakYunlin, TaiwanTaiwan89 km (55 mi)NW of epicenterCaotun(pop: 96,800)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan90 km (56 mi)W of epicenterErshui(pop: 14,100)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan92 km (57 mi)NW of epicenterWufeng(pop: 65,600)II: Very weakTaichung City, TaiwanTaiwan94 km (59 mi)W of epicenterTianzhong(pop: 34,900)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan95 km (59 mi)W of epicenterShetou(pop: 36,600)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan96 km (60 mi)W of epicenterDouliu(pop: 107,900)II: Very weakYunlin, TaiwanTaiwan99 km (61 mi)W of epicenterYuanlin(pop: 124,700)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan99 km (61 mi)NW of epicenterTaichung(pop: 2,850,300)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan100 km (62 mi)W of epicenterYongjing(pop: 35,400)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan104 km (64 mi)S of epicenterTaitung(pop: 103,300)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan105 km (65 mi)NW of epicenterChang-hua(pop: 226,600)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan106 km (66 mi)NW of epicenterChanghua(pop: 226,600)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan107 km (66 mi)W of epicenterChiayi City(pop: 263,200)II: Very weakChiayi, TaiwanTaiwan108 km (67 mi)W of epicenterXihu(pop: 54,000)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan122 km (76 mi)NW of epicenterMiaoli(pop: 86,300)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan125 km (78 mi)W of epicenterXinying(pop: 75,000)II: Very weakTainan, TaiwanTaiwan127 km (79 mi)N of epicenterYilan(pop: 94,200)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan128 km (79 mi)N of epicenterZhudong(pop: 96,500)II: Very weakHsinchu County, TaiwanTaiwan130 km (81 mi)NW of epicenterToufen Township(pop: 106,300)II: Very weakMiaoli, TaiwanTaiwan139 km (87 mi)N of epicenterHsinchu(pop: 453,500)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan140 km (87 mi)N of epicenterDaxi(pop: 94,200)II: Very weakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan142 km (88 mi)N of epicenterZhubei(pop: 212,700)II: Very weakHsinchu County, TaiwanTaiwan143 km (89 mi)SW of epicenterYongkang(pop: 233,700)II: Very weakTainan, TaiwanTaiwan145 km (90 mi)N of epicenterBade(pop: 209,100)II: Very weakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan148 km (92 mi)SW of epicenterTainan(pop: 1,856,600)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan150 km (93 mi)N of epicenterNeili(pop: 112,800)II: Very weakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan151 km (94 mi)N of epicenterTaoyuan(pop: 475,800)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan157 km (98 mi)N of epicenterTaipei(pop: 7,871,900)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan158 km (98 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 GMT2026-07-1EpicenterAgency4.05 km3.1 mi23:06:06.9TAIWANEMSC (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 1 km2 (0 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (1 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Jul 2, 2026 07:06 am (GMT +8)6 minutes ago4.05 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 317 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.13 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 7.8 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 1.09 quakes per yearMag. 5 or higher: 9.7 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 147 quakes per year (or 12.2 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 243 quakes per year (or 20.2 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 307 quakes per year (or 25.6 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 5,100 quakes per year (or 14 quakes per day)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 16 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