Earthquakes by city Taiwan 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Hengchun today

Hengchun, Taiwan: 797 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

31,288

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

797

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

7.4

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

Asia/Taipei

Coordinates 22.004, 120.744

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2026-04-07 15:21 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 7.4

Taito, Taiwan

1978-07-23 14:42 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Hengchun today

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

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

The strongest earthquake recorded near Hengchun reached magnitude 7.4 on 1978-07-23 14:42 UTC, near Taito.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Hengchun today?

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

When was the last earthquake near Hengchun?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2026-04-07 15:21 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Hengchun?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Hengchun reached magnitude 7.4 on 1978-07-23 14:42 UTC, near Taito.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Hengchun

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

Average magnitude

4.6

Average depth

25.9 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 8 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-04-07 15:21	M 4.4	Taito Taiwan	68.9 km
2026-03-29 03:12	M 4.6	Chaozhou Taiwan	10.0 km
2026-01-30 22:58	M 4.2	Hengchun Taiwan	10.0 km
2026-01-26 18:48	M 4.5	Hengchun Taiwan	10.0 km
2026-01-25 10:49	M 4.7	Hengchun Taiwan	10.0 km
2025-11-20 01:19	M 4.4	Taito Taiwan	10.0 km
2025-07-15 13:58	M 4.8	Hengchun Taiwan	10.0 km
2025-06-19 20:18	M 4.9	Kaohsiung City Taiwan	10.0 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-07 1 events

2025-11 1 events

2026-01 3 events

2026-03 1 events

2026-04 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

1978 M 7.4 max · 30 earthquakes 1959 M 7.2 max · 4 earthquakes 1936 M 7.1 max · 4 earthquakes 1925 M 7.1 max · 1 earthquakes 2006 M 7.1 max · 32 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 4.7	5
2025	M 5.1	15
2024	M 4.9	14
2023	M 5.6	29
2022	M 5.7	52
2021	M 5.5	20
2020	M 4.9	16
2019	M 5.4	8
2018	M 4.5	12
2017	M 4.8	14
2016	M 5.8	17
2015	M 6.2	11
2014	M 5.1	16
2013	M 4.7	11
2012	M 5.9	19
2011	M 5.4	17
2010	M 5.2	13
2009	M 5.4	8
2008	M 5.2	26
2007	M 5.4	31
2006	M 7.1	32
2005	M 5.0	27
2004	M 5.6	15
2003	M 5.4	13
2002	M 5.6	13
2001	M 5.0	8
2000	M 4.6	12
1999	M 4.9	11
1998	M 5.3	9
1997	M 5.4	19
1996	M 6.8	63
1995	M 5.3	10
1994	M 4.9	10
1993	M 5.4	11
1992	M 5.1	7
1991	M 5.4	13
1990	M 5.8	5
1989	M 5.0	4
1988	M 6.0	4
1987	M 5.1	9
1986	M 5.5	5
1985	M 4.8	4
1984	M 4.9	8
1983	M 5.1	4
1982	M 5.0	7
1981	M 4.6	5
1980	M 5.8	5
1979	M 5.2	12
1978	M 7.4	30
1977	M 5.1	4
1976	M 5.1	3
1975	M 4.7	1
1974	M 5.5	8
1973	M 5.9	6
1972	M 6.3	6
1971	M 5.9	4
1968	M 6.7	2
1965	M 6.7	2
1964	M 5.8	2
1959	M 7.2	4
1955	M 6.5	3
1951	M 6.1	1
1949	M 5.9	1
1948	M 6.0	1
1939	M 5.6	1
1936	M 7.1	4
1935	M 7.1	2
1934	M 5.7	1
1930	M 6.0	1
1929	M 5.7	1
1928	M 5.4	1
1927	M 5.8	2
1926	M 5.9	1
1925	M 7.1	1
1918	M 6.4	1
1913	M 6.2	1
1910	M 6.3	1
1907	M 6.2	1
1906	M 6.1	1