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M4.8 Earthquake near TAIWAN (Taiwan)

UTC time: 2025-08-10 06:03:35 UTC Local time: —
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About this earthquake

On August 10, 2025 at 06:03 UTC, a magnitude M4.8 earthquake occurred near TAIWAN (Taiwan). With a focal depth of about 21 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 data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Taiwan: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 2 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.9.

Details

ID
5d9bd29138d40b677bbbde73011c1ecd298e9a0c
Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
20.8 km
UTC time
2025-08-10 06:03:35 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Taiwan
Source
emsc
Coordinates
23.74450, 121.57930
Temperature
27.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 20.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 20.8 km
Shallow
20.8 km
20.8 km — close to the regional average (25.8 km)
Regional average: 25.8 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

Felt reports

1felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Aug 10, 2025, 6:08 AM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Airports

  • Hualien Chiashan AirportTaiwan · HUN · RCYU
    31.2 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 169 Catalogue entries

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