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Earthquakes near Taoyuan today

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No M2.5+ earthquake within 100 km of Taoyuan in the last 24 hours The last M2.5+ within 100 km was M4.3 77 km SE, 9 days ago.

Was there an earthquake in Taoyuan just now? This page checks the live USGS catalogue for quakes around Taoyuan, 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 77 km SE, Oct 17, 2026
Largest in past year
M6.6 82 km ESE, Dec 27, 2025
Past year count
52 M2.5+ within 150 km
Nearest in 30 days
77 km M4.3, Oct 17, 2026

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Recent earthquakes near Taoyuan

USGS recorded 1 earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or more within 100 km of Taoyuan in the past 30 days, 0 of them in the last 7 days. The most recent was M4.3 77 km SE 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 (Taoyuan)UTCMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocation
Oct 24, 04:58Oct 23, 20:58 UTCM4.9150 km SSE10 km40 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan
Oct 24, 04:48Oct 23, 20:48 UTCM4.9142 km SSE14 km35 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan
Oct 17, 11:13Oct 17, 03:13 UTCM4.377 km SE70 km30 km S of Yilan, Taiwan

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

Largest earthquakes near Taoyuan in the past year

The strongest earthquake within 150 km of Taoyuan in the past 12 months was M6.6 on Dec 27, 2025, 82 km ESE of the city (29 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan).

With 52 M2.5+ earthquakes in a year (about 4.3 a month), the area around Taoyuan 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, 2025M6.682 km ESE63 km29 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan
May 1, 2026M5.877 km E103 km32 km ENE of Yilan, Taiwan
Apr 4, 2026M5.2114 km SSE37 km4 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan
Dec 8, 2025M5.2137 km SSE10 km21 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan
Mar 12, 2026M5.1144 km SSE30 km28 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan
Oct 23, 2026M4.9150 km SSE10 km40 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan
Oct 23, 2026M4.9142 km SSE14 km35 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan
Aug 15, 2026M4.9116 km ESE65 km62 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan
Mar 20, 2026M4.9139 km SSE28 km21 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan
Mar 15, 2026M4.8106 km SE32 km56 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan

Was it felt in Taoyuan?

The largest nearby quake this month, M4.3 at 77 km, may have been felt lightly in Taoyuan 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 Taoyuan 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 153 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).