Earthquakes by city Taiwan 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Taichung today

Taichung, Taiwan: 736 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

1,040,725

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

736

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

7.7

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

Asia/Taipei

Coordinates 24.147, 120.684

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

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

Strongest nearby event

M 7.7

Puli, Taiwan

1999-09-20 17:47 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Taichung today

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

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

The strongest earthquake recorded near Taichung reached magnitude 7.7 on 1999-09-20 17:47 UTC, near Puli.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Taichung today?

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

When was the last earthquake near Taichung?

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

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Taichung?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Taichung reached magnitude 7.7 on 1999-09-20 17:47 UTC, near Puli.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Taichung

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

Average magnitude

4.7

Average depth

23.1 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 14 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-05-17 00:46	M 4.4	Puli Taiwan	10.0 km
2026-04-04 21:23	M 4.4	Hualien City Taiwan	23.4 km
2026-04-04 17:14	M 5.2	Hualien City Taiwan	29.7 km
2026-03-20 02:18	M 4.4	Taichung Taiwan	16.0 km
2025-11-20 19:43	M 4.2	Douliu Taiwan	19.1 km
2025-10-23 12:28	M 4.2	Yuanlin Taiwan	30.1 km
2025-10-07 23:52	M 5.1	Hualien City Taiwan	10.0 km
2025-09-21 19:20	M 4.5	Puli Taiwan	28.9 km
2025-08-26 10:56	M 4.4	Hualien City Taiwan	28.4 km
2025-08-10 06:10	M 4.3	Hualien City Taiwan	22.1 km
2025-08-01 23:48	M 4.8	Hualien City Taiwan	10.0 km
2025-07-21 09:53	M 4.9	Hualien City Taiwan	0.0 km
2025-07-07 19:57	M 4.4	Hualien City Taiwan	19.8 km
2025-06-23 18:00	M 4.4	Hualien City Taiwan	25.0 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-06 1 events

2025-07 2 events

2025-08 3 events

2025-09 1 events

2025-10 2 events

2025-11 1 events

2026-03 1 events

2026-04 2 events

2026-05 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

1999 M 7.7 max · 153 earthquakes 2024 M 7.4 max · 87 earthquakes 1986 M 7.4 max · 11 earthquakes 1951 M 7.2 max · 16 earthquakes 1941 M 7.2 max · 1 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 5.2	4
2025	M 5.1	19
2024	M 7.4	87
2023	M 5.2	11
2022	M 5.9	11
2021	M 5.8	24
2020	M 5.0	8
2019	M 6.1	10
2018	M 6.4	21
2017	M 5.1	5
2016	M 4.6	6
2015	M 5.0	17
2014	M 5.6	13
2013	M 6.3	24
2012	M 5.0	14
2011	M 4.7	6
2010	M 5.3	6
2009	M 6.1	13
2008	M 4.4	14
2007	M 4.7	7
2006	M 5.2	13
2005	M 5.3	11
2004	M 5.2	7
2003	M 5.0	6
2002	M 4.8	8
2001	M 5.3	11
2000	M 6.4	38
1999	M 7.7	153
1998	M 5.7	4
1997	M 4.5	4
1996	M 4.6	2
1995	M 6.2	6
1994	M 4.1	1
1993	M 4.0	1
1992	M 6.2	7
1991	M 5.7	13
1990	M 5.2	9
1989	M 4.8	3
1988	M 5.9	6
1987	M 5.2	2
1986	M 7.4	11
1985	M 4.4	3
1983	M 5.6	2
1982	M 4.3	1
1981	M 4.1	2
1980	M 5.0	2
1979	M 4.3	1
1978	M 4.0	1
1977	M 4.9	1
1976	M 5.1	2
1975	M 5.2	2
1974	M 5.1	6
1973	M 5.2	4
1972	M 6.1	8
1967	M 5.6	1
1966	M 5.9	1
1965	M 6.0	1
1958	M 5.6	1
1957	M 6.9	1
1955	M 6.2	1
1951	M 7.2	16
1946	M 6.3	1
1945	M 6.2	1
1941	M 7.2	1
1939	M 5.8	1
1938	M 7.1	3
1937	M 5.6	2
1936	M 5.9	1
1935	M 7.1	4
1933	M 6.8	2
1930	M 6.2	5
1929	M 6.0	4
1927	M 6.5	2
1922	M 7.0	5
1919	M 6.5	1
1917	M 6.5	2
1916	M 6.4	1
1915	M 5.6	1
1914	M 6.3	1
1912	M 6.3	1
1911	M 6.1	1
1906	M 7.0	3