Earthquakes by city Taiwan 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Kaohsiung City today

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan: 530 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

1,519,711

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

530

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

7.2

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

Asia/Taipei

Coordinates 22.616, 120.313

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2026-03-29 03:12 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 7.2

Chiayi City, Taiwan

1941-12-16 19:19 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Kaohsiung City today

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

No M4.0+ event has been observed in the last 30 days around Kaohsiung City.

The strongest earthquake recorded near Kaohsiung City reached magnitude 7.2 on 1941-12-16 19:19 UTC, near Chiayi City.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Kaohsiung City today?

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

When was the last earthquake near Kaohsiung City?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2026-03-29 03:12 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Kaohsiung City?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Kaohsiung City reached magnitude 7.2 on 1941-12-16 19:19 UTC, near Chiayi City.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Kaohsiung City

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

Average magnitude

4.6

Average depth

20.4 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 15 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-03-29 03:12	M 4.6	Chaozhou Taiwan	10.0 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
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
2025-12-24 19:41	M 4.2	Taito Taiwan	7.1 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
2025-11-10 05:00	M 5.1	Tainan City Taiwan	10.0 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
2025-06-30 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
2025-06-19 20:18	M 4.9	Kaohsiung City Taiwan	10.0 km
2025-05-14 02:48	M 4.0	Chiayi City Taiwan	10.0 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-06 2 events

2025-08 2 events

2025-11 1 events

2025-12 3 events

2026-01 2 events

2026-03 3 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

1941 M 7.2 max · 1 earthquakes 2006 M 7.1 max · 23 earthquakes 1946 M 6.7 max · 1 earthquakes 1964 M 6.5 max · 3 earthquakes 1927 M 6.5 max · 3 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 4.8	5
2025	M 6.0	41
2024	M 4.9	9
2023	M 4.9	6
2022	M 5.3	27
2021	M 5.0	11
2020	M 4.9	10
2019	M 5.4	10
2018	M 4.9	12
2017	M 5.3	11
2016	M 6.4	20
2015	M 4.8	11
2014	M 4.8	10
2013	M 4.5	7
2012	M 5.9	8
2011	M 4.5	9
2010	M 6.3	14
2009	M 5.4	9
2008	M 5.2	19
2007	M 5.3	20
2006	M 7.1	23
2005	M 4.5	8
2004	M 4.7	11
2003	M 5.0	11
2002	M 4.7	8
2001	M 5.4	9
2000	M 4.8	21
1999	M 5.9	26
1998	M 5.7	6
1997	M 5.1	4
1996	M 4.5	4
1995	M 5.1	4
1994	M 4.9	7
1993	M 5.4	9
1992	M 4.7	1
1991	M 5.4	11
1990	M 5.8	4
1989	M 4.6	3
1988	M 4.3	1
1987	M 5.1	6
1986	M 4.9	4
1985	M 4.2	3
1984	M 4.8	2
1983	M 5.1	3
1982	M 4.3	2
1981	M 4.8	4
1980	M 5.3	5
1979	M 5.2	3
1978	M 5.7	5
1977	M 4.7	2
1976	M 5.5	4
1975	M 5.1	3
1974	M 4.8	4
1973	M 4.4	2
1972	M 6.3	6
1971	M 5.9	1
1965	M 5.8	1
1964	M 6.5	3
1959	M 5.9	2
1951	M 6.1	1
1949	M 5.9	1
1946	M 6.7	1
1941	M 7.2	1
1937	M 5.6	2
1936	M 5.9	2
1935	M 6.2	1
1930	M 6.2	5
1928	M 6.0	2
1927	M 6.5	3
1926	M 5.9	1
1925	M 6.1	1
1922	M 6.1	1
1913	M 6.2	1
1910	M 6.3	1
1907	M 6.2	1