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Earthquakes near Tainan today

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No M2.5+ earthquake within 100 km of Tainan in the last 24 hours None in the past 30 days either.

Was there an earthquake in Tainan just now? This page checks the live USGS catalogue for quakes around Tainan, 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
0 M2.5+ within 100 km
Largest in 30 days
— none within 100 km
Largest in past year
M6.0 107 km E, Dec 24, 2025
Past year count
30 M2.5+ within 150 km
Nearest in 30 days
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Recent earthquakes near Tainan

No earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or more was located within 100 km of Tainan in the past 30 days.

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

Largest earthquakes near Tainan in the past year

The strongest earthquake within 150 km of Tainan in the past 12 months was M6.0 on Dec 24, 2025, 107 km E of the city (2025 Taitung, Taiwan Earthquake).

With 30 M2.5+ earthquakes in a year (about 2.5 a month), the area around Tainan 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 24, 2025M6.0107 km E8 km2025 Taitung, Taiwan Earthquake
May 12, 2026M5.1138 km ENE23 km81 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan
Nov 10, 2025M5.149 km ENE10 km21 km E of Yujing, Taiwan
Mar 3, 2026M4.835 km NE10 km8 km N of Yujing, Taiwan
Sep 13, 2026M4.6147 km ESE10 km116 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan
Aug 26, 2026M4.6138 km E29 km115 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan
Sep 6, 2026M4.5126 km ESE28 km98 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan
Sep 3, 2026M4.5119 km ESE20 km93 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan
Jul 30, 2026M4.5127 km E23 km94 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan
Jul 27, 2026M4.540 km ENE23 km10 km NE of Yujing, Taiwan

Was it felt in Tainan?

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 Tainan 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 140 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).