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M5.0 Earthquake

UTC time: 2025-04-08 15:26:33 UTC Local time: —
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Automatically generated from measurement data by QuakeMap24. Values may change after further analysis.

Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
124.0 km
Source
NNSN

Earthquake location (24.892, 123.068)

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M5.0 Earthquake · 2025-04-08 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake · 2025-04-08 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On April 8, 2025 at 15:26 UTC, a magnitude M5.0 earthquake occurred near Earthquake location (24.892, 123.068). At around 124 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by NNSN.

Details

ID
22a5e494175684f552969a88082ff13a66753fff
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
124.0 km
UTC time
2025-04-08 15:26:33 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
nnsn
Coordinates
24.89200, 123.06800

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 124 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 124 km
Intermediate
124 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Ishigaki125.8 kmSE47'637
Keelung136.3 kmW362'487
Taipei156.4 kmW7'871'900

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Yonaguni AirportJapan · OGN · ROYN
    48.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours1
First 24 hours2
First 72 hours3
Strongest subsequent eventM5.6
M5.32025-04-08 15:26:34 UTC8.0 km46 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan M5.02025-04-09 01:53:26 UTC126.1 km21 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan M4.32025-04-10 23:59:20 UTC111.7 km69 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan M4.42025-04-17 20:10:08 UTC94.7 km37 km W of Ishigaki, Japan M4.62025-04-23 00:02:55 UTC80.4 kmTAIWAN REGION M5.32025-05-05 10:09:58 UTC147.3 km M5.62025-05-05 10:53:23 UTC150.0 km45 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥417
Earlier events M≥52
Compared since2025-01-03

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M5.02025-01-18 19:44:18 UTC39.0 km69 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan M5.02025-01-18 19:31:29 UTC37.2 km65 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan M4.92025-01-18 16:53:59 UTC41.9 km76 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan M4.82025-01-18 16:09:04 UTC44.2 km72 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan M4.72025-01-18 18:55:03 UTC45.2 km76 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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