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M4.6 Earthquake near TAIWAN (Taiwan)

UTC time: 2025-08-21 08:37:46 UTC Local time: —
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About this earthquake

On August 21, 2025 at 08:37 UTC, a magnitude M4.6 earthquake occurred near TAIWAN (Taiwan). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Taiwan: 2 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M3.9.

Details

ID
96dd1737669707f31bd920b1548a973f45695e63
Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
10.3 km
UTC time
2025-08-21 08:37:46 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Taiwan
City
da bu xiang
Source
emsc
Coordinates
23.26000, 120.58000
Temperature
28.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10.3 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10.3 km
Shallow
10.3 km
10.3 km — shallower than 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

8felt 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 21, 2025, 9:01 AM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Airports

  • Chiayi AirportTaiwan · CYI · RCKU
    29.7 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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