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M4.6 Earthquake near 9 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan

UTC time: 2025-03-25 01:40:47 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
34.0 km
Source
USGS

9 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan

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About this earthquake

On March 25, 2025 at 01:40 UTC, a magnitude M4.6 earthquake occurred near 9 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 34 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 USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
a15cc5df43bb59129da1001cef3053545c87f396
Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
34.0 km
UTC time
2025-03-25 01:40:47 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
23.89280, 121.62750

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 34 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 34 km
Shallow
34 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: 110 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 361 m ·Last eruption: 1853 ·Taiwan
  • Tatun Volcanic Group
    Distance: 143 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'120 m ·Last eruption: 648 ·Taiwan
  • Submarine Volcano NNE of Iriomotejima
    Distance: 245 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -200 m ·Last eruption: 1924 ·Japan
  • Iraya
    Distance: 383 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'009 m ·Last eruption: 1454 ·Philippines
  • Babuyan Claro
    Distance: 487 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'064 m ·Last eruption: 1924 ·Philippines

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Hualien Chiashan AirportTaiwan · HUN · RCYU
    14.5 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

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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