Earthquakes
Earthquakes in Taiwan
Earthquakes in Taiwan: Last 30 days 2; M5+ since 1950 784, M7+ 15; strongest M7.8 (1951).
Last 30 days
| Magnitude | Where | Depth | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | Yilan 31 km ↓ | 70 km | 5 days ago · 17 Oct 2026 11:13 |
| 4.6 | Hualien City 35 km ↘ | 19 km | 24 days ago · 28 Sept 2026 02:20 |
- M5+ · Since 1950784
- M6+131
- M7+15
- Significant earthquakes on record90
M5+ earthquakes per decade
Strongest · Since 1950
| 7.8 | Guanshan 7 km ↗ | 24 Nov 1951 |
| 7.7 | Caoling 36 km ↗ | 20 Sept 1999 |
| 7.5 | Fuli 38 km ↗ | 21 Oct 1951 |
| 7.4 | Hualien City 16 km ↓ | 2 Apr 2024 |
| 7.4 | Hualien City 9 km ↓ | 14 Nov 1986 |
| 7.4 | Taitung 65 km ↘ | 23 Jul 1978 |
| 7.3 | Guanshan 9 km → | 24 Nov 1951 |
| 7.2 | Hualien City 27 km ← | 22 Oct 1951 |
| 7.2 | Jialu 57 km ↘ | 15 Aug 1959 |
| 7.2 | Yilan 52 km ↘ | 13 Feb 1963 |
| 7.1 | Fuli 76 km → | 25 Jan 1972 |
| 7.1 | Jialu 60 km ↓ | 26 Dec 2006 |
| 7.1 | Hualien City 67 km ↗ | 31 Mar 2002 |
| 7.0 | Fuli 85 km → | 23 Dec 1978 |
| 7.0 | Hualien City 45 km ↓ | 24 Apr 1972 |
| 7.0 | Hualien City 31 km ↙ | 22 Oct 1951 |
| 6.9 | Hualien City 3 km ↙ | 23 Feb 1957 |
| 6.9 | Fuli 11 km ↘ | 18 Sept 2022 |
| 6.9 | Jialu 42 km ↓ | 26 Dec 2006 |
| 6.9 | Taitung 92 km → | 4 Jan 1972 |
| 6.9 | Hualien City 54 km → | 9 Apr 1961 |
| 6.9 | Hualien City 37 km ↓ | 19 Oct 1957 |
| 6.8 | Fuli 19 km ↘ | 10 Dec 2003 |
| 6.8 | Yilan 56 km ↘ | 25 Oct 1967 |
| 6.7 | Fuli 44 km ↗ | 22 Mar 2022 |
| 6.7 | Hualien City 28 km ↓ | 13 Dec 1990 |
| 6.7 | Taitung 41 km ↓ | 17 May 1965 |
| 6.7 | Hualien City 40 km ↙ | 22 Oct 1951 |
| 6.7 | Taitung 21 km → | 26 Feb 1968 |
| 6.6 | Hualien City 76 km → | 22 Sept 1955 |
| 6.6 | Hualien City 36 km → | 20 Jun 1952 |
| 6.6 | Yilan 30 km → | 27 Dec 2025 |
| 6.6 | Fuli 75 km → | 3 Aug 1989 |
| 6.6 | Hualien City 7 km ↖ | 25 Oct 1951 |
| 6.6 | Hualien City 27 km ↗ | 22 Oct 1951 |
| 6.6 | Hualien City 22 km ↙ | 23 Oct 1951 |
| 6.5 | Hualien City 12 km ↗ | 22 Oct 1951 |
| 6.5 | Hualien City 10 km ↓ | 22 Oct 1951 |
| 6.5 | Fuli 18 km → | 17 Sept 2022 |
| 6.5 | Caoling 50 km → | 25 Sept 1999 |
Significant earthquakes on record
| When | Where | Magnitude | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12 | Yilan | 6.6 | 1 |
| 2025-01 | Guanshan | 6 | – |
| 2024-04 | Hualien CityTsunami | 7.4 | 18 |
| 2022-09 | Fuli | 6.9 | 1 |
| 2022-03 | Fuli | 6.7 | – |
| 2019-08 | Yilan | 5.9 | 1 |
| 2019-04 | Hualien City | 6.1 | 1 |
| 2018-02 | Hualien City | 6.4 | 17 |
| 2016-02 | Guanshan | 6.4 | 117 |
| 2013-06 | Zhongxing New Village | 6.3 | 4 |
| 2013-03 | Hualien City | 5.9 | 1 |
| 2012-02 | Haochacun | 5.9 | – |
| 2010-03 | Haochacun | 6.3 | – |
| 2009-12 | Hualien City | 6.4 | – |
| 2006-12 | JialuTsunami | 7 | 2 |
| 2006-04 | Taitung | 6.2 | – |
| 2004-05 | Hualien City | 5.2 | 2 |
| 2003-12 | Fuli | 6.8 | – |
| 2002-03 | Hualien CityTsunami | 7.1 | 5 |
| 2000-06 | Hualien City | 6.4 | 2 |
| 2000-05 | Zhonghe | 5.4 | 3 |
| 1999-10 | Zhongzhuang | 5.9 | 1 |
| 1999-09 | Caoling | 6.5 | – |
| 1999-09 | Zhongxing New Village | 7.6 | 2,297 |
| 1998-07 | Leye | 5.7 | 5 |
| 1994-06 | Yilan | 6.4 | 1 |
| 1990-12 | Hualien City | 6.2 | 2 |
| 1990-12 | Hualien CityTsunami | 6.3 | – |
| 1988-07 | Hualien City | 5.7 | 1 |
| 1986-11 | Hualien CityTsunami | 7.8 | 15 |
| 1986-05 | Hualien City | 6.4 | 1 |
| 1978-12 | Fuli | 7 | 2 |
| 1978-07 | TaitungTsunami | 7.4 | – |
| 1972-04 | Hualien City | 6.9 | 4 |
| 1972-01 | Fuli | 7.7 | – |
| 1972-01 | Taitung | 7.6 | – |
| 1967-10 | Yilan | 7 | 2 |
| 1964-01 | Xiaolin | 7 | 107 |
| 1963-02 | YilanTsunami | 7.3 | 15 |
| 1959-08 | Jialu | 7 | 16 |
| 1957-02 | Hualien City | 7.2 | 11 |
| 1951-11 | Guanshan | 7.5 | 17 |
| 1951-10 | Hualien CityTsunami | 7.3 | 68 |
| 1946-12 | Xia’anshun | 6.8 | 58 |
| 1941-12 | Taibao | 7.1 | 319 |
| 1938-12 | Guanshan | 7 | – |
| 1937-12 | Taitung | 7 | – |
| 1936-08 | Jialu | 7.2 | 10 |
| 1935-07 | Miaoli | 6.5 | 2,746 |
| 1935-06 | Buzi | 5.8 | – |
| 1935-05 | Toufen | 6 | – |
| 1935-04 | Xizhou | 6 | 3,276 |
| 1934-08 | Wulai District | 6.5 | 3 |
| 1930-12 | Xiaolin | 5.5 | – |
| 1930-12 | Xiaolin | 6.3 | 4 |
| 1927-08 | Guanshan | 6.8 | 30 |
| 1922-09 | YilanTsunami | 7.6 | 5 |
| 1920-06 | Hualien City | 8.2 | 5 |
| 1917-05 | FuliTsunami | 5.8 | – |
| 1917-01 | Zhongxing New Village | 6.3 | 54 |
Every earthquake of magnitude 6 or more · Taiwan
| Date | Where | Magnitude | Depth | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 November 1951 | Taiwan | 7.8 | 30 km | 17 |
| 20 September 1999 | Taiwan | 7.7 | 33 km | 2297 |
| 21 October 1951 | Taiwan | 7.5 | 25 km | 68 |
| 2 April 2024 | off Taiwan | 7.4 | 40 km | 18 |
| 14 November 1986 | Taiwan | 7.4 | 34 km | 15 |
| 23 July 1978 | off Taiwan | 7.4 | 17 km | |
| 24 November 1951 | Taiwan | 7.3 | 25 km | |
| 25 January 1972 | off Taiwan | 7.3 | 27 km | 1 |
| 22 October 1951 | Taiwan | 7.2 | 25 km | |
| 15 August 1959 | off Taiwan | 7.2 | 25 km | 16 |
| 13 February 1963 | off Taiwan | 7.2 | 30 km | 15 |
| 25 January 1972 | off Taiwan | 7.1 | 27 km | |
| 26 December 2006 | off Taiwan | 7.1 | 10 km | 2 |
| 31 March 2002 | off Taiwan | 7.1 | 33 km | 5 |
| 23 December 1978 | off Taiwan | 7.0 | 33 km | 2 |
| 24 April 1972 | off Taiwan | 7.0 | 23 km | 4 |
| 22 October 1951 | Taiwan | 7.0 | 20 km | |
| 23 February 1957 | Taiwan | 6.9 | 55 km | 11 |
| 18 September 2022 | Taiwan | 6.9 | 10 km | 1 |
| 26 December 2006 | off Taiwan | 6.9 | 10 km | |
| 4 January 1972 | off Taiwan | 6.9 | 34 km | |
| 9 April 1961 | off Taiwan | 6.9 | 35 km | |
| 19 October 1957 | Taiwan | 6.9 | 30 km | |
| 10 December 2003 | off Taiwan | 6.8 | 10 km | |
| 5 September 1996 | off Taiwan | 6.8 | 20 km | |
| 16 September 1994 | off Taiwan | 6.8 | 13 km | 1 |
| 25 October 1967 | off Taiwan | 6.8 | 63 km | 2 |
| 22 March 2022 | off Taiwan | 6.7 | 24 km | |
| 13 December 1990 | off Taiwan | 6.7 | 10 km | 2 |
| 17 May 1965 | off Taiwan | 6.7 | 64 km | |
| 22 October 1951 | Taiwan | 6.7 | 25 km | |
| 26 February 1968 | off Taiwan | 6.7 | 25 km | |
| 22 September 1955 | off Taiwan | 6.6 | 45 km | |
| 20 June 1952 | off Taiwan | 6.6 | 35 km | |
| 27 December 2025 | off Taiwan | 6.6 | 63 km | 1 |
| 3 August 1989 | off Taiwan | 6.6 | 11 km | |
| 23 March 1975 | off Taiwan | 6.6 | 21 km | |
| 25 October 1951 | Taiwan | 6.6 | 25 km | |
| 22 October 1951 | off Taiwan | 6.6 | 30 km | |
| 23 October 1951 | Taiwan | 6.6 | 25 km |