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M4.6 Earthquake near 9 km WNW of Yujing, Taiwan

UTC time: 2025-04-03 03:47:00 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

9 km WNW of Yujing, Taiwan

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.6 earthquake was recorded near 9 km WNW of Yujing, Taiwan on April 3, 2025 at 03:47 UTC. 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 data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
79499ce065632c6144cd75d5adf390dba7d74619
Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-04-03 03:47:00 UTC
Local time
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Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
23.16510, 120.37640

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: 246 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 361 m ·Last eruption: 1853 ·Taiwan
  • Tatun Volcanic Group
    Distance: 254 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'120 m ·Last eruption: 648 ·Taiwan
  • Iraya
    Distance: 344 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'009 m ·Last eruption: 1454 ·Philippines
  • Submarine Volcano NNE of Iriomotejima
    Distance: 394 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -200 m ·Last eruption: 1924 ·Japan
  • Babuyan Claro
    Distance: 436 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'064 m ·Last eruption: 1924 ·Philippines
  • Didicas
    Distance: 492 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 228 m ·Last eruption: 1978 ·Philippines

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Tainan International Airport / Tainan Air BaseTaiwan · TNN · RCNN
    29.6 kmStraight-line distance
  • Chiayi AirportTaiwan · CYI · RCKU
    33.1 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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