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M4.8 Earthquake near 3 km NNE of Yujing, Taiwan

UTC time: 2025-01-20 17:42:31 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
10.9 km
Source
USGS

3 km NNE of Yujing, Taiwan

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About this earthquake

On January 20, 2025 at 17:42 UTC, a magnitude M4.8 earthquake occurred near 3 km NNE of Yujing, Taiwan. With a focal depth of about 11 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
28f575ea1df6f22ab2c291c62a6b626e8ab77f11
Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
10.9 km
UTC time
2025-01-20 17:42:31 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
23.15860, 120.47360

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10.9 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10.9 km
Shallow
10.9 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Kueishantao
    Distance: 240 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 361 m ·Last eruption: 1853 ·Taiwan
  • Tatun Volcanic Group
    Distance: 250 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'120 m ·Last eruption: 648 ·Taiwan
  • Iraya
    Distance: 339 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'009 m ·Last eruption: 1454 ·Philippines
  • Submarine Volcano NNE of Iriomotejima
    Distance: 385 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -200 m ·Last eruption: 1924 ·Japan
  • Babuyan Claro
    Distance: 432 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'064 m ·Last eruption: 1924 ·Philippines
  • Didicas
    Distance: 488 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 228 m ·Last eruption: 1978 ·Philippines

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Chiayi AirportTaiwan · CYI · RCKU
    34.8 kmStraight-line distance
  • Tainan International Airport / Tainan Air BaseTaiwan · TNN · RCNN
    35.9 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

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.

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