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M4.4 Earthquake near 25 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan

UTC time: 2025-01-11 20:27:09 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
11.0 km
Source
USGS

25 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.4 earthquake was recorded near 25 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan on January 11, 2025 at 20:27 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 11 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
f92e94c4120d28682936e08b932be04c12b431b1
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
11.0 km
UTC time
2025-01-11 20:27:09 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
23.76160, 121.52430

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 11 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 11 km
Shallow
11 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: 128 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 361 m ·Last eruption: 1853 ·Taiwan
  • Tatun Volcanic Group
    Distance: 158 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'120 m ·Last eruption: 648 ·Taiwan
  • Submarine Volcano NNE of Iriomotejima
    Distance: 260 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -200 m ·Last eruption: 1924 ·Japan
  • Iraya
    Distance: 370 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'009 m ·Last eruption: 1454 ·Philippines
  • Babuyan Claro
    Distance: 473 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
    30.6 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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