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Earthquakes near Toufen today
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No M2.5+ earthquake within 100 km of Toufen in the last 24 hours The last M2.5+ within 100 km was M4.3 93 km ESE, 9 days ago.
Was there an earthquake in Toufen just now? This page checks the live USGS catalogue for quakes around Toufen, 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 93 km ESE, Oct 17, 2026
- Largest in past year
- M6.6 114 km E, Dec 27, 2025
- Past year count
- 54 M2.5+ within 150 km
- Nearest in 30 days
- 93 km M4.3, Oct 17, 2026
Recent earthquakes near Toufen
USGS recorded 1 earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or more within 100 km of Toufen in the past 30 days, 0 of them in the last 7 days. The most recent was M4.3 93 km ESE 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 (Toufen) | UTC | Magnitude | Distance | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 04:58 | Oct 23, 20:58 UTC | M4.9 | 145 km SE | 10 km | 40 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| Oct 24, 04:48 | Oct 23, 20:48 UTC | M4.9 | 139 km SE | 14 km | 35 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| Oct 17, 11:13 | Oct 17, 03:13 UTC | M4.3 | 93 km ESE | 70 km | 30 km S of Yilan, Taiwan |
| Sep 29, 02:20 | Sep 28, 18:20 UTC | M4.6 | 141 km SE | 19 km | 35 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan |
M2.5+ within 150 km, past 30 days, newest first. Times in Asia/Taipei.
Largest earthquakes near Toufen in the past year
The strongest earthquake within 150 km of Toufen in the past 12 months was M6.6 on Dec 27, 2025, 114 km E of the city (29 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan).
With 54 M2.5+ earthquakes in a year (about 4.5 a month), the area around Toufen 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 | 114 km E | 63 km | 29 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan |
| May 1, 2026 | M5.8 | 116 km E | 103 km | 32 km ENE of Yilan, Taiwan |
| Apr 4, 2026 | M5.2 | 104 km SE | 37 km | 4 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| Dec 8, 2025 | M5.2 | 127 km SE | 10 km | 21 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| Mar 12, 2026 | M5.1 | 128 km SSE | 30 km | 28 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| Oct 23, 2026 | M4.9 | 145 km SE | 10 km | 40 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| Oct 23, 2026 | M4.9 | 139 km SE | 14 km | 35 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| Aug 15, 2026 | M4.9 | 142 km E | 65 km | 62 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan |
| Mar 20, 2026 | M4.9 | 125 km SE | 28 km | 21 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan |
| Mar 15, 2026 | M4.8 | 122 km ESE | 32 km | 56 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan |
Was it felt in Toufen?
The largest nearby quake this month, M4.3 at 93 km, may have been felt lightly in Toufen 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 Toufen 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.
Earthquakes near other cities in Taiwan and nearby
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Data: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (ComCat), GeoNames (cities, CC BY 4.0).