Recent earthquake activity
Earthquakes in Taiwan — today and the last 30 days
Taiwan sits where the Philippine Sea plate collides with the Eurasian plate, making it intensely seismically active. The 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake was one of its most destructive in the 20th century.
Updated 2026-09-05 19:17 UTC
Taiwan earthquake activity at a glance
What the last 30 days look like in Taiwan
2 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or above were recorded in the last 7 days, down from 5 the week before. In the last 24 hours: 0.
The largest was M5.5 on August 25, 108 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan, 14.6 km deep, and 14 people reported feeling it.
Nearly all were shallow (less than 70 km down), so even moderate magnitudes can be felt clearly close to the epicentre.
Map of recent earthquakes in Taiwan and the surrounding area
Circle size shows magnitude and color shows depth. Select a marker to highlight its event below.
Every recorded event
11 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0+ recorded in Taiwan and the surrounding area in the last 30 days.
Both the USGS global catalog and the EMSC European-Mediterranean catalog are used here, deduplicated — EMSC records the small local events the global catalog does not. 2 of the events below come from EMSC.
M 4.4 77 km SE of Hengchun, Taiwan
M 4.4 39 km W of Hengchun, Taiwan
M 4.6 115 km ESE of Yujing, TaiwanFelt · 1
M 3.4 TAIWAN REGION
M 4.6 126 km NNE of Basco, Philippines
M 5.5 108 km NE of Hengchun, TaiwanFelt · 14
M 4.4 49 km SE of Yilan, TaiwanFelt · 4
M 3.0 TAIWAN REGION
M 4.9 62 km ESE of Yilan, TaiwanFelt · 1
M 4.3 15 km WSW of Hengchun, Taiwan
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Frequently asked questions
Was there an earthquake in Taiwan today?
No earthquake of magnitude 3.0 or above has been recorded in the last 24 hours. Smaller events may still have occurred below that threshold. This page is rebuilt every 30 minutes.
How many earthquakes does Taiwan get?
11 of magnitude 3.0 or above in the last 30 days, 2 of them in the last 7. Most are too small to feel; that is normal for a seismically active region.
What was the biggest recent earthquake in Taiwan?
Magnitude 5.5 on August 25, 2026, 108 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan, at a depth of 14.6 km. 14 people reported feeling it.
How deep are earthquakes in Taiwan?
In the last 30 days they ranged from 10.0 km to 65.2 km deep. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly near the epicentre; deep ones are felt weakly over a wider area.
How can I get earthquake alerts for Taiwan?
Install the free SeismoWatch Android app, draw a box over Taiwan, set a minimum magnitude, and turn alerts on. Alerts are sent after an event is published, so they are not an early warning.
Where does this data come from?
From the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) global catalog and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), deduplicated. Each event links to its own page with the full record.
The strongest earthquakes recorded in Taiwan since 1960
The 10 largest events of magnitude 6.0 or above in the Taiwan monitoring area, from the USGS catalog. Recent activity is best read against this: a region's ordinary weeks look very different from its worst days.
| Magnitude | Location | Date | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 7.7 | 21 km S of Puli, Taiwan | September 20, 1999 | 33.0 km |
| M 7.5 | 38 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan | March 12, 1966 | 24.6 km |
| M 7.4 | 15 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan | April 2, 2024 | 40.0 km |
| M 7.4 | 85 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan | July 23, 1978 | 17.0 km |
| M 7.4 | 8 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan | November 14, 1986 | 33.8 km |
| M 7.3 | 167 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan | January 25, 1972 | 27.1 km |
| M 7.2 | 51 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan | February 13, 1963 | 30.0 km |
| M 7.1 | 110 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan | January 25, 1972 | 26.9 km |
| M 7.1 | 67 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan | March 31, 2002 | 32.8 km |
| M 7.1 | 30 km SW of Hengchun, Taiwan | December 26, 2006 | 10.0 km |
Coverage and data notes
Events are preliminary, so magnitudes and locations may be revised. This page uses a rectangular monitoring area around Taiwan, so border areas and nearby offshore zones can include events outside the administrative boundary. Completeness varies: a national network usually records more small earthquakes than the catalogs used here, so treat the counts as a floor rather than a census.
Event data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) and, in Venezuela, FUNVISIS. Populated places and time zones: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Preliminary solutions are revised as more observations arrive.