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Latest earthquakes and active wildfires in Taiwan on a live map, the strongest earthquakes and largest fires on record, and statistics by year.

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Latest event19 km²2 days ago9 km SSE of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

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Key statistics (30 days)

7Earthquakes 5Wildfires 0Floods 0Storms 0Volcanoes 0Tsunamis

Earthquakes M2.5+ and the wildfire fronts shown on the map.

Fire danger

Today Low

Tomorrow Low

Day after Low

Forecast for the area around: Taipei. Danger can vary locally; follow official guidance. Source: Copernicus EMS – EFFIS (FWI).

Severe weather (forecast)

Today: Rain – Very heavy rain (25–50 mm) · Taichung
Tomorrow: Rain – Very heavy rain (25–50 mm) · Taichung

Forecast for the area around: Taiwan. It does not replace warnings from the national weather service. Source: ECMWF / Copernicus EMS.

Recent events in Taiwan

Historical overview

Earthquakes M3.0+ and significant events of other hazards.

About Taiwan

Taiwan has recorded 5,958 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M7.8 in 1986.

Satellites have detected 2 significant wildfires here; the largest burned about 19 km².

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Earthquakes

Earthquakes today: Taiwan →

5,958 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M7.8.

Recent earthquakes

Mag	Location	Time (UTC)	Depth
4.2	11 km S of Taitung, Taiwan	6 Nov 2026, 00:37	10.0 km
4.3	78 km SSE of Taipei, Taiwan	3 Nov 2026, 15:22	12.9 km
4.5	105 km SE of Taipei, Taiwan	2 Nov 2026, 02:23	55.1 km
4.9	58 km ESE of Taipei, Taiwan	1 Nov 2026, 08:20	123.6 km
4.9	41 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan	23 Oct 2026, 20:58	10.0 km
4.9	36 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan	23 Oct 2026, 20:48	13.8 km
4.4	68 km SSE of Taipei, Taiwan	17 Oct 2026, 03:13	68.9 km
4.0	131 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan	30 Sep 2026, 12:02	10.0 km
4.6	129 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan	30 Sep 2026, 10:37	10.0 km
5.5	133 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan	30 Sep 2026, 05:00	10.0 km

Show all (102)

Mag	Location	Time (UTC)	Depth
4.6	35 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan	28 Sep 2026, 18:20	18.8 km
4.6	48 km E of Taitung, Taiwan	13 Sep 2026, 22:44	10.0 km
4.3	47 km SE of Hengchun, Taiwan	13 Sep 2026, 22:17	10.0 km
4.2	100 km SE of Taichung, Taiwan	13 Sep 2026, 19:21	12.7 km
4.3	118 km SE of Taipei, Taiwan	8 Sep 2026, 22:32	47.3 km
4.3	26 km ESE of Taitung, Taiwan	6 Sep 2026, 16:37	29.1 km
4.2	51 km E of Taitung, Taiwan	4 Sep 2026, 09:10	10.0 km
4.5	19 km ESE of Taitung, Taiwan	3 Sep 2026, 09:30	19.7 km
4.4	85 km SE of Hengchun, Taiwan	2 Sep 2026, 17:32	35.0 km
4.4	65 km S of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan	28 Aug 2026, 02:20	13.1 km
4.6	40 km E of Taitung, Taiwan	26 Aug 2026, 21:47	28.8 km
5.5	54 km ESE of Taitung, Taiwan	25 Aug 2026, 07:00	9.8 km
4.4	89 km SE of Taipei, Taiwan	22 Aug 2026, 03:40	39.8 km
4.9	100 km SE of Taipei, Taiwan	15 Aug 2026, 11:30	65.2 km
4.3	15 km WSW of Hengchun, Taiwan	12 Aug 2026, 19:54	28.7 km
4.3	158 km SSW of Hengchun, Taiwan	31 Jul 2026, 08:11	10.0 km
4.5	51 km NE of Taitung, Taiwan	30 Jul 2026, 16:58	23.2 km
4.5	34 km ENE of Yongkang, Taiwan	27 Jul 2026, 02:14	22.8 km
4.7	32 km SE of Taipei, Taiwan	26 Jul 2026, 12:36	96.0 km
4.1	46 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan	22 Jul 2026, 20:57	27.4 km
4.3	78 km E of Taipei, Taiwan	5 Jul 2026, 19:11	127.3 km
4.6	87 km E of Yilan, Taiwan	2 Jul 2026, 14:44	109.8 km
4.2	62 km ESE of Taipei, Taiwan	29 Jun 2026, 21:15	97.6 km
4.2	63 km SSE of Taipei, Taiwan	14 Jun 2026, 03:15	35.0 km
4.2	73 km E of Xiulin, Taiwan	13 Jun 2026, 10:26	24.1 km
4.0	87 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan	11 Jun 2026, 18:57	10.0 km
4.2	149 km SE of Taipei, Taiwan	5 Jun 2026, 00:21	40.2 km
4.4	62 km NNE of Taitung, Taiwan	20 May 2026, 12:25	26.0 km
4.3	69 km NNE of Taitung, Taiwan	20 May 2026, 01:11	29.5 km
4.4	30 km ESE of Taichung, Taiwan	17 May 2026, 00:46	15.8 km
4.5	9 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan	13 May 2026, 10:43	20.7 km
5.1	67 km NE of Taitung, Taiwan	12 May 2026, 06:53	23.2 km
4.2	65 km SE of Taipei, Taiwan	8 May 2026, 19:26	72.5 km
4.3	29 km E of Xiulin, Taiwan	7 May 2026, 20:57	29.1 km
4.4	60 km SSE of Taipei, Taiwan	4 May 2026, 06:59	10.0 km
4.3	60 km SSE of Taipei, Taiwan	4 May 2026, 01:05	13.0 km
5.8	56 km ESE of Taipei, Taiwan	1 May 2026, 12:39	103.0 km
4.1	48 km SE of Taipei, Taiwan	25 Apr 2026, 07:16	70.5 km
4.3	71 km SE of Taipei, Taiwan	24 Apr 2026, 14:56	64.0 km
4.6	8 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan	22 Apr 2026, 17:26	22.1 km
4.4	193 km SSW of Hengchun, Taiwan	13 Apr 2026, 22:52	10.0 km
4.4	72 km SSE of Taipei, Taiwan	13 Apr 2026, 11:23	48.1 km
4.3	141 km SE of Fengshan, Taiwan	7 Apr 2026, 15:21	65.0 km
4.4	9 km SSE of Xiulin, Taiwan	4 Apr 2026, 21:23	23.0 km
5.2	near Hualien City, Taiwan	4 Apr 2026, 17:14	36.9 km
4.3	35 km SSE of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan	29 Mar 2026, 03:12	10.0 km
4.4	100 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan	27 Mar 2026, 02:28	10.0 km
4.0	68 km NE of Taitung, Taiwan	26 Mar 2026, 04:23	38.5 km
4.9	22 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan	20 Mar 2026, 13:32	27.7 km
4.4	97 km SE of Taichung, Taiwan	20 Mar 2026, 02:18	16.0 km
4.3	84 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan	18 Mar 2026, 10:18	24.1 km
4.1	83 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan	17 Mar 2026, 04:41	10.0 km
4.8	97 km SSE of Taipei, Taiwan	15 Mar 2026, 08:14	32.1 km
5.1	28 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan	12 Mar 2026, 12:14	30.3 km
4.1	31 km NE of Yongkang, Taiwan	3 Mar 2026, 15:34	10.0 km
4.8	29 km NE of Yongkang, Taiwan	3 Mar 2026, 11:52	10.0 km
4.7	59 km SE of Taipei, Taiwan	24 Feb 2026, 04:37	72.8 km
4.0	86 km E of Xiulin, Taiwan	20 Feb 2026, 19:44	36.4 km
4.2	69 km SE of Taipei, Taiwan	16 Feb 2026, 18:23	67.3 km
4.2	147 km SSE of Xizhi, Taiwan	12 Feb 2026, 16:22	29.1 km
4.2	31 km SW of Hengchun, Taiwan	30 Jan 2026, 22:58	10.0 km
4.5	16 km S of Hengchun, Taiwan	26 Jan 2026, 18:48	10.0 km
4.7	58 km SE of Hengchun, Taiwan	25 Jan 2026, 10:49	10.0 km
4.1	29 km NE of Xiulin, Taiwan	23 Jan 2026, 05:41	12.7 km
4.6	31 km NE of Xiulin, Taiwan	18 Jan 2026, 08:47	7.2 km
4.4	33 km NE of Xiulin, Taiwan	17 Jan 2026, 17:01	3.2 km
4.9	94 km ESE of Xiulin, Taiwan	17 Jan 2026, 04:18	27.3 km
4.5	55 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan	16 Jan 2026, 08:49	19.8 km
4.1	85 km SSE of Taipei, Taiwan	16 Jan 2026, 03:09	13.7 km
4.6	61 km SE of Taipei, Taiwan	12 Jan 2026, 13:31	73.9 km
4.3	71 km E of Xiulin, Taiwan	8 Jan 2026, 10:26	38.1 km
4.2	48 km SSE of Taipei, Taiwan	3 Jan 2026, 19:52	10.0 km
4.3	75 km SE of Taipei, Taiwan	27 Dec 2025, 16:45	62.6 km
6.6	66 km SE of Taipei, Taiwan	27 Dec 2025, 15:05	63.0 km
4.2	15 km NNE of Taitung, Taiwan	24 Dec 2025, 19:41	7.1 km
6.0	19 km NE of Taitung, Taiwan	24 Dec 2025, 09:47	8.0 km
4.2	27 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan	23 Dec 2025, 07:46	36.6 km
4.4	92 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan	21 Dec 2025, 10:00	10.0 km
4.6	16 km ESE of Xiulin, Taiwan	18 Dec 2025, 11:32	32.2 km
4.1	32 km E of Xiulin, Taiwan	13 Dec 2025, 17:58	33.8 km
4.3	65 km NNE of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan	11 Dec 2025, 15:19	11.5 km
4.5	31 km ENE of Yongkang, Taiwan	11 Dec 2025, 14:49	7.0 km
4.4	66 km NE of Taitung, Taiwan	9 Dec 2025, 12:01	34.5 km
4.4	110 km E of Xiulin, Taiwan	8 Dec 2025, 21:24	20.2 km
5.2	22 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan	8 Dec 2025, 11:24	10.0 km
4.1	60 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan	6 Dec 2025, 22:48	30.7 km
4.2	27 km ENE of Xiulin, Taiwan	26 Nov 2025, 15:12	44.4 km
4.4	148 km SSE of Taipei, Taiwan	25 Nov 2025, 00:36	10.0 km
4.2	64 km S of Taichung, Taiwan	20 Nov 2025, 19:43	19.1 km
4.4	129 km SE of Fengshan, Taiwan	20 Nov 2025, 01:19	10.0 km
4.5	21 km E of Xiulin, Taiwan	19 Nov 2025, 12:38	15.0 km
4.6	24 km ESE of Xiulin, Taiwan	19 Nov 2025, 12:25	13.3 km

Strongest earthquakes on record

Mag	Location	Time (UTC)	Depth
7.8	9 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan	14 Nov 1986, 21:20	34.0 km
7.6	37 km SSE of Taichung, Taiwan	20 Sep 1999, 17:47	25.0 km
7.4	16 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan	2 Apr 2024, 23:58	40.0 km
7.4	65 km SE of Taitung, Taiwan	23 Jul 1978, 14:42	17.0 km
7.1	108 km SE of Taipei, Taiwan	31 Mar 2002, 06:52	33.0 km
7.0	31 km SW of Hengchun, Taiwan	26 Dec 2006, 12:26	10.0 km
7.0	94 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan	23 Dec 1978, 11:23	33.0 km
6.9	47 km NNE of Taitung, Taiwan	18 Sep 2022, 06:44	10.0 km
6.9	74 km SSE of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan	26 Dec 2006, 12:34	10.0 km
6.8	38 km NE of Taitung, Taiwan	10 Dec 2003, 04:38	10.0 km
6.8	114 km E of Xiulin, Taiwan	18 Dec 2001, 04:02	14.0 km
6.8	142 km SE of Fengshan, Taiwan	5 Sep 1996, 23:42	20.0 km
6.7	66 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan	22 Mar 2022, 17:41	24.0 km
6.7	146 km SW of Magong, Taiwan	16 Sep 1994, 06:20	13.0 km
6.7	79 km E of Xiulin, Taiwan	24 Jun 1983, 09:06	44.1 km

Earthquakes per year (M3.0+)

19772026

Year

2026	86	M5.8
2025	140	M6.6
2024	464	M7.4
2023	129	M5.9
2022	248	M6.9
2021	219	M6.2
2020	92	M6.1
2019	96	M6.1
2018	138	M6.4
2017	70	M5.4
2016	116	M6.4
2015	144	M6.4
2014	110	M6.1
2013	97	M6.3
2012	80	M5.9
2011	85	M5.7
2010	85	M6.3
2009	80	M6.4
2008	248	M6.0
2007	172	M6.2
2006	280	M7.0
2005	184	M5.8
2004	107	M6.3
2003	114	M6.8
2002	127	M7.1
2001	76	M6.8
2000	126	M6.4
1999	268	M7.6
1998	68	M5.7
1997	87	M5.6
1996	133	M6.8
1995	79	M6.2
1994	85	M6.7
1993	48	M5.7
1992	80	M6.4
1991	135	M6.3
1990	135	M6.3
1989	63	M6.6
1988	76	M6.0
1987	69	M5.7
1986	136	M7.8
1985	81	M5.9
1984	49	M5.9
1983	75	M6.7
1982	56	M6.5
1981	53	M5.9
1980	56	M5.8
1979	56	M5.7
1978	90	M7.4
1977	30	M5.7
1976	37	M5.8

Wildfires

2 major fires since 2026. The largest covered about 19 km².

Recent fires

Area	Location	Since	Status
19 km²	9 km SSE of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan	12 Nov 2026	Inactive
3.2 km²	65 km SW of Taichung, Taiwan	12 Dec 2025	Inactive
11 km²	22 km WNW of Taichung, Taiwan	12 Nov 2026	Inactive

Largest fires on record

Area	Location	Since	Status
19 km²	9 km SSE of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan	12 Nov 2026	Active
11 km²	22 km WNW of Taichung, Taiwan	12 Nov 2026	Inactive