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M5.6 Earthquake near 45 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan

UTC time: 2025-05-05 10:53:23 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.6

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: NNSN

45 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.6 earthquake was recorded near 45 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan on May 5, 2025 at 10:53 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by NNSN.

Details

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Magnitude

M5.6

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-05-05 10:53:23 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

nnsn

Coordinates

23.91500, 122.04700

Depth profile

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

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation

Hualien City45.5 kmW99'458

Sanxia District132.4 kmNW115'185

Banqiao District135.6 kmNW551'221

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

Kueishantao

Distance: 103 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 361 m ·Last eruption: 1853 ·Taiwan
Tatun Volcanic Group

Distance: 149 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'120 m ·Last eruption: 648 ·Taiwan
Submarine Volcano NNE of Iriomotejima

Distance: 204 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: 488 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'064 m ·Last eruption: 1924 ·Philippines

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

Hualien Chiashan AirportTaiwan · HUN · RCYU
45.2 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

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours0

First 24 hours0

First 72 hours0

Strongest subsequent eventM4.7

M4.02025-05-12 19:37:52 UTC125.4 kmTAIWAN REGION M4.02025-05-14 01:16:50 UTC48.9 kmTAIWAN M4.72025-05-30 00:02:23 UTC141.2 kmTaiwan Region M4.72025-05-30 00:02:24 UTC140.6 kmTAIWAN REGION M4.42025-06-03 16:17:50 UTC73.6 kmTAIWAN REGION M4.32025-06-03 16:17:51 UTC69.0 kmTaiwan Region

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.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#1

Earlier events M≥423

Earlier events M≥56

Compared since2025-01-03

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M5.52025-03-13 05:09:39 UTC105.5 km M5.32025-05-05 10:09:58 UTC5.0 km M5.32025-03-13 05:09:35 UTC124.7 kmTaiwan Region M5.22025-03-13 05:09:38 UTC105.0 km97 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan M5.02025-04-09 01:53:26 UTC77.6 km21 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan

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