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Earthquakes near Keelung today
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No M2.5+ earthquake within 100 km of Keelung in the last 24 hours The last M2.5+ within 100 km was M4.3 72 km S, 9 days ago.
Was there an earthquake in Keelung just now? This page checks the live USGS catalogue for quakes around Keelung, Taiwan, 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 72 km S, Oct 17, 2026
- Largest in past year
- M6.6 58 km SSE, Dec 27, 2025
- Past year count
- 56 M2.5+ within 150 km
- Nearest in 30 days
- 72 km M4.3, Oct 17, 2026
Recent earthquakes near Keelung
USGS recorded 1 earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or more within 100 km of Keelung in the past 30 days, 0 of them in the last 7 days. The most recent was M4.3 72 km S 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 (Keelung) | UTC | Magnitude | Distance | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 04:48 | Oct 23, 20:48 UTC | M4.9 | 143 km S | 14 km | 35 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| Oct 17, 11:13 | Oct 17, 03:13 UTC | M4.3 | 72 km S | 70 km | 30 km S of Yilan, Taiwan |
M2.5+ within 150 km, past 30 days, newest first. Times in Asia/Taipei.
Largest earthquakes near Keelung in the past year
The strongest earthquake within 150 km of Keelung in the past 12 months was M6.6 on Dec 27, 2025, 58 km SSE of the city (29 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan).
With 56 M2.5+ earthquakes in a year (about 4.7 a month), the area around Keelung 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 27, 2025 | M6.6 | 58 km SSE | 63 km | 29 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan |
| May 1, 2026 | M5.8 | 42 km SE | 103 km | 32 km ENE of Yilan, Taiwan |
| Apr 4, 2026 | M5.2 | 125 km S | 37 km | 4 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| Dec 8, 2025 | M5.2 | 144 km S | 10 km | 21 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| Oct 23, 2026 | M4.9 | 143 km S | 14 km | 35 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| Aug 15, 2026 | M4.9 | 91 km SE | 65 km | 62 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan |
| Mar 20, 2026 | M4.9 | 149 km S | 28 km | 21 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| Mar 15, 2026 | M4.8 | 95 km SSE | 32 km | 56 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan |
| Jul 26, 2026 | M4.7 | 27 km S | 96 km | 9 km ESE of Pinglin, Taiwan |
| Feb 24, 2026 | M4.7 | 56 km SSE | 73 km | 19 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan |
Was it felt in Keelung?
The largest nearby quake this month, M4.3 at 72 km, may have been felt lightly in Keelung 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).
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
1 earthquake near Keelung 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).