Max magnitude
8.2
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Earthquakes by countries
7064 events tracked
Taiwan seismic overview
Taiwan earthquakes today
Latest activity, live map, annual rhythm and historical high points for Taiwan, all regrouped on the same country page.
Average magnitude
4.7
Mean magnitude across recorded earthquakes
Average depth
34.1 km
Typical depth profile for this country
Latest earthquakes
Taiwan earthquakes today
25 recent events
5.8
97.3 km
4.1
Moderate
2026-04-19 21:08:51 UTC
Taipei, Taiwan
Earthquake near Taipei
167.9 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-04-07 15:21:47 UTC
Taito, Taiwan
Earthquake near Taito
68.9 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-04-05 15:34:01 UTC
Taipei, Taiwan
Earthquake near Taipei
135.2 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-04-04 21:23:59 UTC
Hualien City, Taiwan
Earthquake near Hualien City
23.4 km
5.2
29.7 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-03-29 03:12:17 UTC
Chaozhou, Taiwan
Earthquake near Chaozhou
10.0 km
4.2
Moderate
2026-03-28 17:59:39 UTC
Taipei, Taiwan
Earthquake near Taipei
50.2 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-03-27 02:28:28 UTC
Hualien City, Taiwan
Earthquake near Hualien City
10.0 km
4.0
Moderate
2026-03-26 04:23:10 UTC
Hualien City, Taiwan
Earthquake near Hualien City
38.5 km
4.9
Moderate
2026-03-20 13:32:41 UTC
Hualien City, Taiwan
Earthquake near Hualien City
27.7 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-03-20 02:18:32 UTC
Taichung, Taiwan
Earthquake near Taichung
16.0 km
4.3
Moderate
2026-03-18 10:18:44 UTC
Hualien City, Taiwan
Earthquake near Hualien City
24.1 km
4.1
Moderate
2026-03-17 04:41:07 UTC
Hualien City, Taiwan
Earthquake near Hualien City
10.0 km
4.8
Moderate
2026-03-15 08:14:56 UTC
Taipei, Taiwan
Earthquake near Taipei
32.1 km
5.2
30.8 km
4.3
Moderate
2026-03-04 02:30:32 UTC
Hengchun, Taiwan
Earthquake near Hengchun
50.6 km
4.3
Moderate
2026-03-03 15:34:30 UTC
Tainan City, Taiwan
Earthquake near Tainan City
10.0 km
4.8
Moderate
2026-03-03 11:52:48 UTC
Tainan City, Taiwan
Earthquake near Tainan City
10.0 km
4.3
Moderate
2026-02-28 15:49:50 UTC
Hualien City, Taiwan
Earthquake near Hualien City
12.3 km
4.7
Moderate
2026-02-24 04:37:15 UTC
Yilan, Taiwan
Earthquake near Yilan
72.8 km
4.0
Moderate
2026-02-20 19:44:31 UTC
Hualien City, Taiwan
Earthquake near Hualien City
36.4 km
4.5
Moderate
2026-02-20 19:16:49 UTC
Taipei, Taiwan
Earthquake near Taipei
51.8 km
4.3
Moderate
2026-02-19 18:37:11 UTC
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Earthquake near Kaohsiung City
10.0 km
4.2
Moderate
2026-02-16 18:23:14 UTC
Yilan, Taiwan
Earthquake near Yilan
67.3 km
Strongest earthquakes
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13 earthquakes
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8 earthquakes
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13 earthquakes
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14 earthquakes
Cities by seismic activity
Cities with the most earthquakes in Taiwan
Hualien City
Population 350,468
3033 earthquakes
Yilan
Population 94,188
2181 earthquakes
Puli
Population 86,406
1957 earthquakes
Taito
Population 103,260
1274 earthquakes
Zhushan
Population 44,083
1138 earthquakes
Xizhi District
Population 204,619
1083 earthquakes
Keelung
Population 397,515
1016 earthquakes
Caotun
Population 96,838
998 earthquakes
Sanxia District
Population 115,185
975 earthquakes
Nantou City
Population 105,682
952 earthquakes
History
Earthquakes history
120 years
| 1920 | 8.2 | 3 |
| 1951 | 7.8 | 33 |
| 1999 | 7.7 | 254 |
| 1922 | 7.7 | 12 |
| 1966 | 7.5 | 15 |
| 2024 | 7.4 | 472 |
| 1986 | 7.4 | 258 |
| 1978 | 7.4 | 93 |
| 1919 | 7.4 | 3 |
| 1972 | 7.3 | 42 |
| 1915 | 7.3 | 2 |
| 1959 | 7.2 | 10 |
| 1941 | 7.2 | 1 |
| 1908 | 7.2 | 1 |
| 1963 | 7.2 | 8 |
| 1936 | 7.1 | 5 |
| 1925 | 7.1 | 6 |
| 2006 | 7.1 | 239 |
| 2002 | 7.1 | 155 |
| 1938 | 7.1 | 12 |
| 1935 | 7.1 | 8 |
| 1910 | 7.0 | 4 |
| 1906 | 7.0 | 4 |
| 1916 | 7.0 | 2 |
| 1924 | 6.9 | 1 |
| 1957 | 6.9 | 3 |
| 2022 | 6.9 | 274 |
| 1937 | 6.9 | 9 |
| 1961 | 6.9 | 5 |
| 1942 | 6.8 | 2 |
| 1933 | 6.8 | 4 |
| 1909 | 6.8 | 2 |
| 2003 | 6.8 | 125 |
| 2001 | 6.8 | 99 |
| 1996 | 6.8 | 146 |
| 1994 | 6.8 | 97 |
| 1967 | 6.8 | 8 |
| 1943 | 6.8 | 5 |
| 1944 | 6.7 | 1 |
| 1946 | 6.7 | 4 |
| 2004 | 6.7 | 145 |
| 1990 | 6.7 | 128 |
| 1983 | 6.7 | 75 |
| 1965 | 6.7 | 11 |
| 1930 | 6.7 | 9 |
| 1968 | 6.7 | 10 |
| 1913 | 6.7 | 7 |
| 1929 | 6.6 | 11 |
| 1955 | 6.6 | 9 |
| 1952 | 6.6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 6.6 | 161 |
| 1989 | 6.6 | 64 |
| 1975 | 6.6 | 42 |
| 1926 | 6.6 | 7 |
| 1923 | 6.6 | 3 |
| 2010 | 6.5 | 113 |
| 1982 | 6.5 | 56 |
| 1964 | 6.5 | 7 |
| 1917 | 6.5 | 2 |
| 1962 | 6.5 | 3 |
| 1932 | 6.5 | 4 |
| 1927 | 6.5 | 6 |
| 1945 | 6.5 | 3 |
| 1949 | 6.4 | 4 |
| 1948 | 6.4 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6.4 | 150 |
| 2016 | 6.4 | 142 |
| 2015 | 6.4 | 174 |
| 2009 | 6.4 | 97 |
| 2005 | 6.4 | 186 |
| 2000 | 6.4 | 127 |
| 1992 | 6.4 | 71 |
| 1947 | 6.4 | 6 |
| 1918 | 6.4 | 3 |
| 1934 | 6.4 | 6 |
| 1914 | 6.3 | 1 |
| 1958 | 6.3 | 10 |
| 2013 | 6.3 | 178 |
| 1991 | 6.3 | 120 |
| 1987 | 6.3 | 76 |
| 1931 | 6.3 | 3 |
| 1912 | 6.3 | 1 |
| 1956 | 6.2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 6.2 | 241 |
| 2008 | 6.2 | 194 |
| 2007 | 6.2 | 143 |
| 1995 | 6.2 | 107 |
| 1970 | 6.2 | 4 |
| 1939 | 6.2 | 4 |
| 1907 | 6.2 | 1 |
| 1954 | 6.2 | 8 |
| 2020 | 6.1 | 162 |
| 2019 | 6.1 | 134 |
| 2014 | 6.1 | 155 |
| 1998 | 6.1 | 73 |
| 1993 | 6.1 | 57 |
| 1911 | 6.1 | 1 |
| 1950 | 6.1 | 3 |
| 1971 | 6.1 | 19 |
| 1988 | 6.0 | 73 |
| 1974 | 6.0 | 37 |
| 1928 | 6.0 | 7 |
| 1953 | 6.0 | 2 |
| 1940 | 5.9 | 1 |
| 2023 | 5.9 | 145 |
| 2012 | 5.9 | 102 |
| 1985 | 5.9 | 82 |
| 1984 | 5.9 | 62 |
| 1981 | 5.9 | 53 |
| 1973 | 5.9 | 27 |
| 1960 | 5.8 | 1 |
| 2026 | 5.8 | 40 |
| 1980 | 5.8 | 60 |
| 1976 | 5.8 | 37 |
| 1969 | 5.8 | 2 |
| 2011 | 5.7 | 107 |
| 1979 | 5.7 | 57 |
| 1977 | 5.7 | 36 |
| 1997 | 5.6 | 77 |
| 2017 | 5.4 | 82 |