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M4.2 Earthquake near TAIWAN (Taiwan)

UTC time: 2025-11-13 01:22:39 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.2 earthquake was recorded near TAIWAN (Taiwan) on November 13, 2025 at 01:22 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 50 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
e6b074e9bd242d9657f4f0c9708ae08d6201782a
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
50.0 km
UTC time
2025-11-13 01:22:39 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Taiwan
City
yuan shan xiang
Source
emsc
Coordinates
24.72000, 121.66000
Temperature
11.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 50 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 50 km
Shallow
50 km
50 km — deeper than the regional average (25.9 km)
Regional average: 25.9 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: Nov 13, 2025, 2:03 AM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Taipei Songshan International AirportTaiwan · TSA · RCSS
    40.1 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

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Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 169 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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