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Earthquakes near Kaohsiung today
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No M2.5+ earthquake within 100 km of Kaohsiung in the last 24 hours None in the past 30 days either.
Was there an earthquake in Kaohsiung just now? This page checks the live USGS catalogue for quakes around Kaohsiung, Takao, 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
- 0 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Largest in 30 days
- — none within 100 km
- Largest in past year
- M6.0 101 km ENE, Dec 24, 2025
- Past year count
- 31 M2.5+ within 150 km
- Nearest in 30 days
- —
Recent earthquakes near Kaohsiung
No earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or more was located within 100 km of Kaohsiung in the past 30 days.
M2.5+ within 150 km, past 30 days, newest first. Times in Asia/Taipei.
Largest earthquakes near Kaohsiung in the past year
The strongest earthquake within 150 km of Kaohsiung in the past 12 months was M6.0 on Dec 24, 2025, 101 km ENE of the city (2025 Taitung, Taiwan Earthquake).
With 31 M2.5+ earthquakes in a year (about 2.6 a month), the area around Kaohsiung is active by global standards. 10 of the ten largest reached M4.5, the level at which damage near the epicentre becomes possible.
| Date | Magnitude | Distance | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 2025 | M6.0 | 101 km ENE | 8 km | 2025 Taitung, Taiwan Earthquake |
| Aug 25, 2026 | M5.5 | 137 km E | 10 km | 114 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan |
| May 12, 2026 | M5.1 | 143 km ENE | 23 km | 81 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| Nov 10, 2025 | M5.1 | 67 km NNE | 10 km | 21 km E of Yujing, Taiwan |
| Mar 3, 2026 | M4.8 | 67 km NNE | 10 km | 8 km N of Yujing, Taiwan |
| Jan 25, 2026 | M4.7 | 138 km SE | 10 km | 58 km SE of Hengchun, Taiwan |
| Sep 13, 2026 | M4.6 | 132 km E | 10 km | 116 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan |
| Aug 26, 2026 | M4.6 | 127 km E | 29 km | 115 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan |
| Sep 6, 2026 | M4.5 | 110 km E | 28 km | 98 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan |
| Sep 3, 2026 | M4.5 | 104 km E | 20 km | 93 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan |
Was it felt in Kaohsiung?
None of the quakes listed has "Did You Feel It?" reports in the USGS feed, which usually means shaking at the surface was weak or the area has few reporters.
If you felt shaking, you can report it to USGS; reports refine the intensity map within minutes.
Tsunami warning status
None of the earthquakes near Kaohsiung in the past year carried the USGS tsunami flag, which USGS sets for large quakes in oceanic regions where the tsunami warning centres issue messages.
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.
Earthquakes near other cities in Taiwan and nearby
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Data: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (ComCat), GeoNames (cities, CC BY 4.0).