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M4.0 Earthquake near 43 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan

UTC time: 2025-01-12 12:12:28 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.0
Depth
27.2 km
Source
USGS

43 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan

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About this earthquake

On January 12, 2025 at 12:12 UTC, a magnitude M4.0 earthquake occurred near 43 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan. With a focal depth of about 27 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
2fc3e3b1efc786c8c4bcd6f2a16990e3c30bb6b5
Magnitude
M4.0
Depth
27.2 km
UTC time
2025-01-12 12:12:28 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
23.58640, 121.59930

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 27.2 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 27.2 km
Shallow
27.2 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: 144 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 361 m ·Last eruption: 1853 ·Taiwan
  • Tatun Volcanic Group
    Distance: 177 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'120 m ·Last eruption: 648 ·Taiwan
  • Submarine Volcano NNE of Iriomotejima
    Distance: 261 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -200 m ·Last eruption: 1924 ·Japan
  • Iraya
    Distance: 349 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'009 m ·Last eruption: 1454 ·Philippines
  • Babuyan Claro
    Distance: 453 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'064 m ·Last eruption: 1924 ·Philippines

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Hualien Chiashan AirportTaiwan · HUN · RCYU
    48.6 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.

Earthquake overview

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