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M5.0 Earthquake near Northeast of Taiwan

UTC time: 2025-11-13 03:24:31 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
97.0 km
Source
GFZ

Northeast of Taiwan

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M5.0 Earthquake near Northeast of Taiwan · 2025-11-13 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near Northeast of Taiwan · 2025-11-13 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near Northeast of Taiwan on November 13, 2025 at 03:24 UTC. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 97 km. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
fab093c3a11261287b86fc961d146bd59c77fc49
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
97.0 km
UTC time
2025-11-13 03:24:31 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
gfz
Coordinates
25.12000, 124.42000
Temperature
25.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 97 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 97 km
Intermediate
97 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Ishigaki90.2 kmS47'637
Keelung269.7 kmW362'487
Taipei291.5 kmW7'871'900

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Submarine Volcano NNE of Iriomotejima
    Distance: 79 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -200 m ·Last eruption: 1924 ·Japan
  • Kueishantao
    Distance: 251 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 361 m ·Last eruption: 1853 ·Taiwan
  • Tatun Volcanic Group
    Distance: 289 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'120 m ·Last eruption: 648 ·Taiwan
  • Io-Torishima
    Distance: 487 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 212 m ·Last eruption: 1968 ·Japan

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Tarama AirportJapan · TRA · RORT
    57.9 kmStraight-line distance
  • Shimojishima AirportJapan · SHI · RORS
    80.0 kmStraight-line distance
  • New Ishigaki AirportJapan · ISG · ROIG
    82.4 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 eventM5.1
M5.12025-11-20 23:36:07 UTC70.9 kmNORTHEAST OF TAIWAN M5.12025-11-20 23:36:08 UTC62.9 kmNortheast of Taiwan M5.02025-11-20 23:36:11 UTC108.1 kmEvent of magnitude 5.0, near of Taipei (Monde) M4.32025-11-26 22:06:49 UTC61.4 kmNORTHEAST OF TAIWAN M3.62025-12-08 14:51:30 UTC119.6 kmSOUTHWESTERN RYUKYU ISL., JAPAN

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#4
Earlier events M≥427
Earlier events M≥56
Compared since2025-01-18

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.42025-08-07 07:45:03 UTC132.2 kmSouthwestern Ryukyu Islands, Japan M5.32025-04-08 15:26:34 UTC131.7 km46 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan M5.12025-03-22 22:14:27 UTC69.6 km110 km NNW of Hirara, Japan M5.02025-04-08 15:26:33 UTC138.6 km M5.02025-01-18 19:44:18 UTC99.7 km69 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan

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