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M4.8 Earthquake near 11 km SSW of Yujing, Taiwan

UTC time: 2025-01-24 11:18:40 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
11.0 km
Source
USGS

11 km SSW of Yujing, Taiwan

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About this earthquake

On January 24, 2025 at 11:18 UTC, a magnitude M4.8 earthquake occurred near 11 km SSW of Yujing, Taiwan. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 11 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
2ec46c6869c7a2a4f017575d86a6caf1fa4a01dd
Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
11.0 km
UTC time
2025-01-24 11:18:40 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
23.03120, 120.42550

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 11 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 11 km
Shallow
11 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: 254 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 361 m ·Last eruption: 1853 ·Taiwan
  • Tatun Volcanic Group
    Distance: 265 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'120 m ·Last eruption: 648 ·Taiwan
  • Iraya
    Distance: 329 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'009 m ·Last eruption: 1454 ·Philippines
  • Submarine Volcano NNE of Iriomotejima
    Distance: 395 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -200 m ·Last eruption: 1924 ·Japan
  • Babuyan Claro
    Distance: 421 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'064 m ·Last eruption: 1924 ·Philippines
  • Didicas
    Distance: 477 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 228 m ·Last eruption: 1978 ·Philippines

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Tainan International Airport / Tainan Air BaseTaiwan · TNN · RCNN
    24.2 kmStraight-line distance
  • Pingtung Air Force Base NorthTaiwan · RCSQ
    37.3 kmStraight-line distance
  • Chiayi AirportTaiwan · CYI · RCKU
    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

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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