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M4.5 Earthquake near 11 km NE of Yujing, Taiwan

UTC time: 2025-02-07 16:46:56 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

11 km NE of Yujing, Taiwan

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.5 earthquake was recorded near 11 km NE of Yujing, Taiwan on February 7, 2025 at 16:46 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
a14e070f0d14ca79297e360526301e4f60fda260
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-02-07 16:46:56 UTC
Local time
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Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
23.21050, 120.53110

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: 232 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 361 m ·Last eruption: 1853 ·Taiwan
  • Tatun Volcanic Group
    Distance: 242 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'120 m ·Last eruption: 648 ·Taiwan
  • Iraya
    Distance: 341 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'009 m ·Last eruption: 1454 ·Philippines
  • Submarine Volcano NNE of Iriomotejima
    Distance: 377 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -200 m ·Last eruption: 1924 ·Japan
  • Babuyan Claro
    Distance: 435 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'064 m ·Last eruption: 1924 ·Philippines
  • Didicas
    Distance: 491 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 228 m ·Last eruption: 1978 ·Philippines

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Chiayi AirportTaiwan · CYI · RCKU
    31.5 kmStraight-line distance
  • Tainan International Airport / Tainan Air BaseTaiwan · TNN · RCNN
    44.1 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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