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Earthquakes near Banqiao today

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No M2.5+ earthquake within 100 km of Banqiao in the last 24 hours The last M2.5+ within 100 km was M4.3 68 km SSE, 9 days ago.

Was there an earthquake in Banqiao just now? This page checks the live USGS catalogue for quakes around Banqiao, Taipei, Taiwan and updates every few minutes.

Last 24 hours
0 M2.5+ within 100 km
Last 7 days
0 M2.5+ within 100 km
Last 30 days
1 M2.5+ within 100 km
Largest in 30 days
M4.3 68 km SSE, Oct 17, 2026
Largest in past year
M6.6 68 km ESE, Dec 27, 2025
Past year count
58 M2.5+ within 150 km
Nearest in 30 days
68 km M4.3, Oct 17, 2026

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Recent earthquakes near Banqiao

USGS recorded 1 earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or more within 100 km of Banqiao in the past 30 days, 0 of them in the last 7 days. The most recent was M4.3 68 km SSE of the city at Oct 17, 11:13 local time (9 days ago).

The average depth was about 70 km and 0 of 1 were shallow (under 70 km), which are the ones most likely to be felt at the surface.

Time (Banqiao)UTCMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocation
Oct 24, 04:58Oct 23, 20:58 UTCM4.9145 km SSE10 km40 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan
Oct 24, 04:48Oct 23, 20:48 UTCM4.9137 km SSE14 km35 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan
Oct 17, 11:13Oct 17, 03:13 UTCM4.368 km SSE70 km30 km S of Yilan, Taiwan
Sep 29, 02:20Sep 28, 18:20 UTCM4.6148 km SSE19 km35 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan

M2.5+ within 150 km, past 30 days, newest first. Times in Asia/Taipei.

Largest earthquakes near Banqiao in the past year

The strongest earthquake within 150 km of Banqiao in the past 12 months was M6.6 on Dec 27, 2025, 68 km ESE of the city (29 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan).

With 58 M2.5+ earthquakes in a year (about 4.8 a month), the area around Banqiao is active by global standards. 10 of the ten largest reached M4.5, the level at which damage near the epicentre becomes possible.

DateMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocation
Dec 27, 2025M6.668 km ESE63 km29 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan
May 1, 2026M5.860 km ESE103 km32 km ENE of Yilan, Taiwan
Apr 4, 2026M5.2112 km S37 km4 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan
Dec 8, 2025M5.2134 km SSE10 km21 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan
Mar 12, 2026M5.1144 km S30 km28 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan
Oct 23, 2026M4.9145 km SSE10 km40 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan
Oct 23, 2026M4.9137 km SSE14 km35 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan
Aug 15, 2026M4.9102 km SE65 km62 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan
Mar 20, 2026M4.9138 km S28 km21 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan
Mar 15, 2026M4.896 km SE32 km56 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan

Was it felt in Banqiao?

The largest nearby quake this month, M4.3 at 68 km, may have been felt lightly in Banqiao by a rough rule of thumb (an M3 is typically noticed within a few tens of km, an M5 up to a few hundred km; local ground and building type matter a lot).

USGS "Did You Feel It?" received reports for 1 of these quakes: M4.6 on Sep 28, 2026 (2 reports, max intensity 4.1).

If you felt shaking, you can report it to USGS; reports refine the intensity map within minutes.

Tsunami warning status

1 earthquake near Banqiao in the past year carried the USGS tsunami flag: M6.6 29 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan (Dec 27, 2025). The flag means the quake was large enough and in an oceanic region where tsunami warning centres issue messages; it does not mean a tsunami happened.

Official tsunami warnings come from the NOAA tsunami warning centres (tsunami.gov) and national agencies; follow local authorities if you are on a coast after strong shaking.

Earthquakes around the world today

Worldwide, USGS listed 146 earthquakes of M1+ in the last 24 hours; the largest was M6.5 Bonin Islands, Japan region.

USGS lists every magnitude in the United States but outside it coverage is complete only from about M4–4.5, so smaller local quakes reported by national agencies may be missing. Magnitudes and locations are revised for hours after an event.

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Data: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (ComCat), GeoNames (cities, CC BY 4.0).