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M5.1 Earthquake near 12 km ENE of Yujing, Taiwan

UTC time: 2025-01-30 02:11:53 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.1

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: USGS

12 km ENE of Yujing, Taiwan

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About this earthquake

On January 30, 2025 at 02:11 UTC, a magnitude M5.1 earthquake occurred near 12 km ENE of Yujing, Taiwan. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

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Magnitude

M5.1

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-01-30 02:11:53 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

usgs

Coordinates

23.16430, 120.57750

Depth profile

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

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation

Yujing12.7 kmW16'597

Yongkang District36.4 kmSW233'730

Tainan42.0 kmSW1'856'642

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

Kueishantao

Distance: 233 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 361 m ·Last eruption: 1853 ·Taiwan
Tatun Volcanic Group

Distance: 245 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'120 m ·Last eruption: 648 ·Taiwan
Iraya

Distance: 334 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'009 m ·Last eruption: 1454 ·Philippines
Submarine Volcano NNE of Iriomotejima

Distance: 375 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -200 m ·Last eruption: 1924 ·Japan
Babuyan Claro

Distance: 429 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'064 m ·Last eruption: 1924 ·Philippines
Didicas

Distance: 485 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 228 m ·Last eruption: 1978 ·Philippines

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

Chiayi AirportTaiwan · CYI · RCKU
38.3 kmStraight-line distance
Tainan International Airport / Tainan Air BaseTaiwan · TNN · RCNN
44.8 kmStraight-line distance
Pingtung Air Force Base NorthTaiwan · RCSQ
52.5 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

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 hours2

Strongest subsequent eventM5.0

M5.02025-01-30 07:16:17 UTC0.7 km12 km ENE of Yujing, Taiwan M4.02025-01-30 20:05:25 UTC13.1 km4 km NNW of Yujing, Taiwan M4.52025-02-07 16:46:56 UTC7.0 km11 km NE of Yujing, Taiwan M4.02025-02-09 17:39:05 UTC15.3 km16 km N of Yujing, Taiwan M4.22025-02-28 05:02:47 UTC87.2 km78 km SSW 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#5

Earlier events M≥425

Earlier events M≥56

Compared since2025-01-11

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.72025-01-20 16:17:27 UTC13.0 km12 km N of Yujing, Taiwan M6.02025-01-20 16:17:26 UTC3.9 km10 km NE of Yujing, Taiwan M5.62025-01-20 16:17:25 UTC17.8 kmKaohsiung M5.22025-01-25 23:38:52 UTC14.7 km2 km SW of Yujing, Taiwan M5.12025-01-25 11:49:17 UTC20.4 km14 km NNW of Yujing, Taiwan

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)

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