Moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 45 km depth14 Jun 03:21 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 6 minutes.14 Jun 03:21: Now using data updates from CWBI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJun 14, 2026 03:15:00 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Jun 14, 2026, at 11:15 am (Asia/Taipei GMT +8)StatusconfirmedMagnitude4.5Depth45 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude24.53°N / 121.64°ETaiwan, TaiwanSeismic antipode24.53°S / 58.36°WParaguayShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceCWB (Central Weather Bureau)Nearest volcanoKueishantao (45 km / 28 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeLight Rain 21.3°C (70 F), humidity: 85%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from NNEEstimated 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 agoJun 14, 2026 03:15 GMT / Jun 14, 2026 11:15 am (Taipei time)Lat / Lng: 24.53 / 121.64: Taiwan: 25.5 km SSW of Yilan County HallSource: CWBOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.5 / 45 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23096279',24.53000,121.64000,'14 minutes ago: Mag. 4.5, Taiwan: 25.5 km SSW of Yilan County Hall',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 59 km (37 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(*)RegionCountry28 km (17 mi)NE of epicenterYilan(pop: 94,200)III: WeakTaiwanTaiwan38 km (24 mi)N of epicenterWulai(pop: 6,180)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan46 km (28 mi)N of epicenterPinglin(pop: 6,500)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan46 km (28 mi)S of epicenterXiulin(pop: 17,100)III: WeakHualien, TaiwanTaiwan53 km (33 mi)NW of epicenterSanxia(pop: 115,200)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan53 km (33 mi)NW of epicenterDaxi(pop: 94,200)III: WeakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan56 km (35 mi)NW of epicenterYingge(pop: 87,900)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan56 km (35 mi)NW of epicenterShulin(pop: 180,000)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan57 km (35 mi)N of epicenterBanqiao(pop: 551,200)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan57 km (36 mi)NW of epicenterBade(pop: 209,100)III: WeakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan59 km (37 mi)N of epicenterTaipei(pop: 7,871,900)III: WeakTaiwanTaiwan60 km (37 mi)N of epicenterXizhi(pop: 204,600)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan60 km (37 mi)W of epicenterZhudong(pop: 96,500)III: WeakHsinchu County, TaiwanTaiwan61 km (38 mi)NW of epicenterTaoyuan(pop: 475,800)III: WeakTaiwanTaiwan62 km (38 mi)S of epicenterHualien City(pop: 99,500)III: WeakHualien, TaiwanTaiwan62 km (38 mi)N of epicenterNeihu(pop: 274,500)III: WeakTaipei City, TaiwanTaiwan62 km (39 mi)N of epicenterNew Taipei City(pop: 4,004,400)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan62 km (39 mi)NW of epicenterTaoyuan City(pop: 402,000)III: WeakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan62 km (39 mi)NW of epicenterNeili(pop: 112,800)III: WeakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan68 km (42 mi)N of epicenterKeelung(pop: 362,500)III: WeakTaiwanTaiwan68 km (42 mi)N of epicenterJiufen(pop: 3,100)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan72 km (45 mi)NW of epicenterZhubei(pop: 212,700)III: WeakHsinchu County, TaiwanTaiwan74 km (46 mi)N of epicenterDanshui(pop: 189,300)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan74 km (46 mi)NW of epicenterHsinchu(pop: 453,500)III: WeakTaiwanTaiwan76 km (47 mi)W of epicenterToufen Township(pop: 106,300)III: WeakMiaoli, TaiwanTaiwan79 km (49 mi)NW of epicenterShenzhen(pop: 6,700)III: WeakTaoyuan, TaiwanTaiwan82 km (51 mi)N of epicenterSanzhi(pop: 23,500)III: WeakNew Taipei City, TaipeiTaiwan83 km (51 mi)W of epicenterMiaoli(pop: 86,300)III: WeakTaiwanTaiwan92 km (57 mi)SW of epicenterPuli(pop: 86,400)III: WeakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan106 km (66 mi)SW of epicenterTaichung(pop: 2,850,300)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan109 km (68 mi)SW of epicenterWufeng(pop: 65,600)II: Very weakTaichung City, TaiwanTaiwan114 km (71 mi)W of epicenterBuzi(pop: 40,500)II: Very weakTaichung City, TaiwanTaiwan114 km (71 mi)SW of epicenterCaotun(pop: 96,800)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan116 km (72 mi)SW of epicenterZhongxing New Village(pop: 25,500)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan116 km (72 mi)SW of epicenterZhongxing New Village(pop: 25,500)II: Very weakNantou, TaiwanTaiwan120 km (75 mi)SW of epicenterNantou(pop: 105,700)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan120 km (75 mi)SW of epicenterChang-hua(pop: 226,600)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan122 km (76 mi)SW of epicenterChanghua(pop: 226,600)II: Very weakTaiwanTaiwan125 km (78 mi)SW of epicenterYuanlin(pop: 124,700)II: Very weakChanghua, TaiwanTaiwan144 km (89 mi)SW of epicenterDouliu(pop: 107,900)II: Very weakYunlin, 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 GMT2026-06-14EpicenterAgency4.545 km28 mi03:15:0025.5 km SSW of Yilan County HallCWB (Central Weather Bureau)4.545 km28 mi03:15:04Taiwan0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with CWBRaspberryShake (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)Jun 14, 2026 11:15 am (Taipei)14 minutes ago4.545 km0 km - This quake28 km SW of Yilan, 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 350 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.07 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 14.1 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 1.01 quakes per yearMag. 5 or higher: 9 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 133 quakes per year (or 11.1 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 215 quakes per year (or 17.9 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 330 quakes per year (or 27.5 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 344 quakes per year (or 28.7 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 9 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 17 hours after a magnitude 4.5 earthquake had hit on Saturday, Jun 13, 2026, at 06:26 pm (GMT +8 local time) in 86 km (53 mi) distance to the southeast:Mag. 4.5 earthquake Philippine Sea - 76 km east of Hualien City, Taiwan - The largest quake near the epicenter of this quake during the 10 years before was an event of magnitude 7.4. It had occurred 2 years earlier, on Wednesday, Apr 3, 2024, at 07:58 am local time (Asia/Taipei GMT +8) in Taiwan:Mag. 7.4 earthquake Philippine Sea - 16 km south of Hualien City, Taiwan - Apr 3, 2024 - The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 8.2. It had occurred 106 years ago earlier, on Saturday, Jun 5, 1920, at 04:21 am local time (Universal Time GMT +0) in Okinawa, Taiwan:Mag. 8.2 earthquake Philippine Sea - 48 km southeast of Hualien City, Taiwan - Jun 5, 1920 - Below is a list and map of larger or recent quakes that had occurred near the epicenter before this earthquake (within up to 100 km/61 mi distance, up to 300 km/183 mi for very large quakes above mag. 7). Filter and sort the list by magnitude or time.Max results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageDate and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapJun 13, 06:26 pm (GMT +8)4.529 km86 km (53 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 76 km east of Hualien City, Taiwan I FELT ITInfoMay 31, 01:56 am (Taipei)4.228 km32 km (20 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 42 km southeast of Yilan, TaiwanInfoMay 17, 08:46 am (Taipei)4.410 km90 km (56 mi) to the SW 6.5 km north of Puli, Taiwan 7 reportsInfoMay 13, 06:43 pm (Taipei)4.718 km64 km (40 mi) to the S 5.9 km east of Hualien City, Taiwan 2 reportsInfoMay 11, 12:59 am (Taipei)4.219 km92 km (57 mi) to the S 34 km southwest of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoMay 1, 08:39 pm (Taipei)5.897 km54 km (34 mi) to the NEPhilippine Sea, 30 km northeast of Yilan, Taiwan 31 reportsInfoApr 5, 01:14 am (Taipei)5.230 km59 km (36 mi) to the S 4 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan 25 reportsInfoMar 20, 09:34 pm (Taipei)4.632 km76 km (47 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 14 km south of Hualien City, Taiwan 4 reportsInfoDec 27, 2025 11:05 pm (Taipei)6.668 km43 km (27 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 68 km southeast of Taipei, Taiwan 145 reportsInfoApr 3, 2024 08:11 am (Taipei)6.414 km48 km (30 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 16 km northeast of Hualien City, Taiwan 32 reportsInfoApr 3, 2024 07:58 am (Taipei)7.440 km77 km (48 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 16 km south of Hualien City, Taiwan 232 reportsInfoFeb 6, 2018 11:50 pm (Taipei)6.417 km44 km (27 mi) to the S 18 km north of Hualien City, Taiwan 52 reportsInfoApr 20, 2015 10:42 am (GMT +9)6.630 km90 km (56 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 64 km southwest of Yonaguni-jima Island, Okinawa, Japan 35 reportsInfoDec 19, 2009 09:02 pm (Taipei)6.443 km82 km (51 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 20 km south of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJul 14, 2009 02:05 am (GMT +8)6.317 km78 km (48 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 61 km east of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoMay 15, 2002 11:46 am (Taipei)6.210 km31 km (19 mi) to the NEPhilippine Sea, 22 km southeast of Yilan, TaiwanInfoMar 31, 2002 02:52 pm (GMT +8)7.133 km61 km (38 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 67 km northeast of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJun 11, 2000 02:23 am (Taipei)6.433 km87 km (54 mi) to the SW 29 km southeast of Puli, TaiwanInfoSep 21, 1999 01:47 am (Taipei)7.733 km108 km (67 mi) to the SW 22 km south of Puli, TaiwanInfoMar 5, 1996 10:52 pm (GMT +8)6.330 km76 km (47 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 63 km east of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJul 16, 1994 12:44 pm (Taipei)6.87 km15 km (9.5 mi) to the E 31 km south of Yilan, TaiwanInfoJun 5, 1994 09:09 am (Taipei)6.411 km27 km (17 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 31 km southeast of Yilan, TaiwanInfoDec 14, 1990 03:50 am (Taipei)6.710 km90 km (56 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 28 km south of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoDec 13, 1990 11:01 am (Taipei)6.312 km68 km (42 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 7.5 km southeast of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoAug 22, 1989 08:12 am (GMT +9)6.343 km98 km (61 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 66 km southwest of Yonaguni-jima Island, Okinawa, JapanInfoNov 15, 1986 05:20 am (Taipei)7.434 km70 km (44 mi) to the S 9 km south of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJun 24, 1983 06:06 pm (GMT +9)6.744 km87 km (54 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 67 km southwest of Yonaguni-jima Island, Okinawa, JapanInfoJun 21, 1983 11:48 pm (GMT +9)6.437 km87 km (54 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 64 km southwest of Yonaguni-jima Island, Okinawa, JapanInfoDec 17, 1982 11:43 am (GMT +9)6.587 km92 km (57 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 48 km west of Yonaguni-jima Island, Okinawa, JapanInfoDec 23, 1978 07:23 pm (GMT +8)7.033 km149 km (93 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 94 km southeast of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJul 23, 1978 10:42 pm (Taipei)7.417 km250 km (156 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 26 km north of Lan Yu Island, TaiwanInfoApr 24, 1972 05:57 pm (Taipei)7.022 km108 km (67 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 46 km south of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoJan 25, 1972 11:41 am (GMT +8)7.125 km162 km (101 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 93 km northeast of Taitung, TaiwanInfoJan 25, 1972 10:06 am (GMT +8)7.325 km221 km (137 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 99 km northeast of Lan Yu Island, TaiwanInfoMar 13, 1966 01:31 am (GMT +9)7.530 km106 km (66 mi) to the SE Taiwan region (Japan)InfoFeb 13, 1963 04:50 pm (GMT +8)7.230 km48 km (30 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 92 km southeast of Taipei, TaiwanInfoFeb 24, 1957 04:26 am (Taipei)6.955 km63 km (39 mi) to the S 3.1 km southwest of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoNov 25, 1951 02:50 am (Taipei)7.830 km166 km (103 mi) to the S 38 km north of Taitung, TaiwanInfoNov 25, 1951 02:47 am (Taipei)7.325 km170 km (106 mi) to the S 34 km north of Taitung, TaiwanInfoOct 22, 1951 01:43 pm (Taipei)6.920 km88 km (54 mi) to the S 31 km southwest of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoOct 22, 1951 11:29 am (Taipei)7.225 km75 km (46 mi) to the SW 27 km west of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoOct 22, 1951 05:34 am (Taipei)7.425 km119 km (74 mi) to the S 58 km south of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoSep 7, 1938 04:03 am (Universal Time)7.015 km82 km (51 mi) to the S 21 km southwest of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoOct 14, 1922 11:46 pm (Universal Time)6.915 km41 km (26 mi) to the W TaiwanInfoSep 1, 1922 07:16 pm (Universal Time)7.620 km41 km (25 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 59 km northeast of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoOct 20, 1920 10:02 am (Universal Time)6.915 km49 km (30 mi) to the EPhilippine Sea, 55 km southeast of Yilan, TaiwanInfoJun 5, 1920 04:21 am (Universal Time)8.220 km99 km (61 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 48 km southeast of Hualien City, TaiwanInfoDec 20, 1919 08:37 pm (Universal Time)7.420 km223 km (139 mi) to the SPhilippine Sea, 59 km northeast of Lan Yu Island, TaiwanInfoJul 4, 1917 09:38 am (GMT +9)7.70 km147 km (91 mi) to the E Japan: Taiwan: Ne of TaiwanInfoNov 21, 1909 03:36 pm (Taipei)7.30 km22 km (13 mi) to the SEPhilippine Sea, 78 km south of Taipei, TaiwanInfoApr 15, 1909 03:53 am (Taipei)7.30 km54 km (34 mi) to the N 6.5 km southwest of Taipei, TaiwanInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this 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