Earthquakes by city Taiwan 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Chiayi City today

Chiayi City, Taiwan: 619 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

263,188

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

619

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

7.8

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

Asia/Taipei

Coordinates 23.479, 120.449

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2026-05-17 00:46 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 7.8

Taito, Taiwan

1951-11-24 18:50 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Chiayi City today

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Chiayi City.

1 M4.0+ event(s) have been observed in the last 30 days around Chiayi City.

The strongest earthquake recorded near Chiayi City reached magnitude 7.8 on 1951-11-24 18:50 UTC, near Taito.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Chiayi City today?

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Chiayi City.

When was the last earthquake near Chiayi City?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2026-05-17 00:46 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Chiayi City?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Chiayi City reached magnitude 7.8 on 1951-11-24 18:50 UTC, near Taito.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Chiayi City

The map centers on Chiayi City and highlights the most recent earthquakes detected within 100 km.

Average magnitude

4.7

Average depth

21.7 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 15 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-05-17 00:46	M 4.4	Puli Taiwan	10.0 km
2026-03-20 02:18	M 4.4	Taichung Taiwan	16.0 km
2026-03-03 15:34	M 4.3	Tainan City Taiwan	10.0 km
2026-03-03 11:52	M 4.8	Tainan City Taiwan	10.0 km
2025-12-11 15:19	M 4.3	Tainan City Taiwan	11.5 km
2025-12-11 14:49	M 4.5	Tainan City Taiwan	7.0 km
2025-11-20 19:43	M 4.2	Douliu Taiwan	19.1 km
2025-11-10 05:00	M 5.1	Tainan City Taiwan	10.0 km
2025-10-23 12:28	M 4.2	Yuanlin Taiwan	30.1 km
2025-09-21 19:20	M 4.5	Puli Taiwan	28.9 km
2025-08-22 06:06	M 4.7	Yongkang District Taiwan	10.0 km
2025-08-21 08:37	M 4.6	Tainan City Taiwan	21.2 km
2025-07-21 09:53	M 4.9	Hualien City Taiwan	0.0 km
2025-06-30 08:26	M 4.4	Tainan City Taiwan	10.0 km
2025-06-30 08:22	M 4.4	Yongkang District Taiwan	10.0 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-06 2 events

2025-07 1 events

2025-08 2 events

2025-09 1 events

2025-10 1 events

2025-11 2 events

2025-12 2 events

2026-03 3 events

2026-05 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

1951 M 7.8 max · 6 earthquakes 1999 M 7.7 max · 120 earthquakes 1941 M 7.2 max · 1 earthquakes 1935 M 7.1 max · 1 earthquakes 1906 M 7.0 max · 3 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 4.8	4
2025	M 6.0	40
2024	M 5.1	16
2023	M 5.2	14
2022	M 6.9	29
2021	M 4.9	8
2020	M 4.7	8
2019	M 5.4	9
2018	M 4.9	17
2017	M 5.3	11
2016	M 6.4	17
2015	M 4.7	12
2014	M 4.9	13
2013	M 6.2	9
2012	M 4.8	5
2011	M 4.7	3
2010	M 6.3	15
2009	M 5.6	10
2008	M 5.2	20
2007	M 4.8	7
2006	M 4.7	8
2005	M 4.8	9
2004	M 4.8	8
2003	M 5.0	8
2002	M 4.8	11
2001	M 5.4	14
2000	M 6.4	35
1999	M 7.7	120
1998	M 5.7	4
1997	M 5.1	2
1996	M 4.6	3
1995	M 5.1	6
1994	M 4.9	6
1993	M 5.4	7
1992	M 4.7	2
1991	M 5.7	18
1990	M 5.8	2
1989	M 4.6	5
1988	M 4.7	3
1987	M 5.2	5
1986	M 5.0	4
1985	M 4.2	3
1984	M 4.8	2
1983	M 4.7	2
1982	M 4.3	1
1981	M 4.8	4
1980	M 5.3	6
1979	M 4.3	1
1978	M 4.0	1
1977	M 4.9	2
1976	M 5.5	3
1975	M 5.1	3
1974	M 5.1	2
1972	M 5.7	5
1967	M 5.6	1
1966	M 5.9	1
1964	M 6.5	1
1951	M 7.8	6
1946	M 6.7	1
1945	M 6.2	1
1941	M 7.2	1
1937	M 5.6	2
1936	M 5.9	1
1935	M 7.1	1
1930	M 6.2	6
1929	M 5.8	1
1927	M 6.5	1
1925	M 6.1	1
1922	M 6.1	2
1919	M 6.5	1
1917	M 6.5	2
1916	M 6.4	1
1915	M 5.6	1
1912	M 6.3	1
1911	M 6.1	1
1906	M 7.0	3