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M4.3 earthquake 65 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 65 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan at Oct 18, 2025, 07:31 UTC, at a depth of 35 km. The epicentre was 66 km (41 mi) S of Hualien City.

Details

Magnitude	4.3 mb
Time	Oct 18, 2025, 07:31 UTC
Depth	35.1 km
Coordinates	23.383, 121.578
Felt reports	0
Tsunami flag	None
Source	USGS event page

Fig. 1The epicentre and other earthquakes within 100 km, since the day before

01 — Nearby

Nearest cities

02 — Around it

Other earthquakes within 100 km

Other earthquakes within 100 km since the day before this event
Magnitude	Location	Distance	Depth	Time
4.9	40 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan	59 km / 36 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 23, 20:58 UTC
4.9	35 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan	63 km / 39 mi	depth 14 km	Oct 23, 20:48 UTC
4.6	35 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan	43 km / 27 mi	depth 19 km	Sep 28, 18:20 UTC
4.6	116 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan	78 km / 48 mi	depth 10 km	Sep 13, 22:44 UTC
4.2	50 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan	25 km / 16 mi	depth 13 km	Sep 13, 19:21 UTC
4.5	98 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan	82 km / 51 mi	depth 28 km	Sep 6, 16:37 UTC
4.2	119 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan	77 km / 48 mi	depth 10 km	Sep 4, 09:10 UTC
4.5	93 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan	79 km / 49 mi	depth 20 km	Sep 3, 09:30 UTC
4.6	115 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan	65 km / 41 mi	depth 29 km	Aug 26, 21:47 UTC
5.5	114 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan	87 km / 54 mi	depth 10 km	Aug 25, 07:00 UTC
4.5	94 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan	31 km / 19 mi	depth 23 km	Jul 30, 16:58 UTC
4.1	45 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan	20 km / 13 mi	depth 27 km	Jul 22, 20:57 UTC
4.0	87 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan	61 km / 38 mi	depth 10 km	Jun 11, 18:57 UTC
3.9	21 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan	63 km / 39 mi	depth 22 km	Jun 7, 17:13 UTC
4.4	82 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan	21 km / 13 mi	depth 26 km	May 20, 12:25 UTC
4.3	75 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan	17 km / 10 mi	depth 29 km	May 20, 01:11 UTC
4.4	6 km NNW of Puli, Taiwan	96 km / 59 mi	depth 16 km	May 17, 00:46 UTC
4.5	8 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan	64 km / 40 mi	depth 21 km	May 13, 10:43 UTC
5.1	81 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan	16 km / 10 mi	depth 23 km	May 12, 06:53 UTC
4.3	35 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan	90 km / 56 mi	depth 29 km	May 7, 20:57 UTC
4.6	8 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan	64 km / 40 mi	depth 22 km	Apr 22, 17:26 UTC
4.4	9 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan	75 km / 46 mi	depth 23 km	Apr 4, 21:23 UTC
5.2	4 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan	70 km / 44 mi	depth 37 km	Apr 4, 17:14 UTC
4.0	85 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan	20 km / 12 mi	depth 38 km	Mar 26, 04:23 UTC
4.9	21 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan	46 km / 28 mi	depth 28 km	Mar 20, 13:32 UTC

USGS can revise magnitude and location after the first report. See magnitude vs intensity and aftershocks.