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M4.3 Earthquake near Taiwan

UTC time: 2026-05-07 20:57:33 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
10.0 km
Source
GFZ

Taiwan

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About this earthquake

On May 7, 2026 at 20:57 UTC, a magnitude M4.3 earthquake occurred near Taiwan. With a focal depth of about 10 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 GFZ.

Details

ID
35b8d2ea475f1dcd0b1a99ebc0516fca53a9058b
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2026-05-07 20:57:33 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
24.12000, 121.92000
Temperature
24.7°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 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: 80 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 361 m ·Last eruption: 1853 ·Taiwan
  • Tatun Volcanic Group
    Distance: 123 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'120 m ·Last eruption: 648 ·Taiwan
  • Submarine Volcano NNE of Iriomotejima
    Distance: 210 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -200 m ·Last eruption: 1924 ·Japan
  • Iraya
    Distance: 406 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'009 m ·Last eruption: 1454 ·Philippines

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Hualien Chiashan AirportTaiwan · HUN · RCYU
    32.5 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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