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M4.4 earthquake 91 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 91 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan at Dec 9, 2025, 12:01 UTC, at a depth of 34 km. The epicentre was 65 km (41 mi) NE of Taitung.

Details

Magnitude	4.4 mb
Time	Dec 9, 2025, 12:01 UTC
Depth	34.5 km
Coordinates	23.151, 121.623
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	78 km / 48 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 23, 20:58 UTC
4.9	35 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan	84 km / 52 mi	depth 14 km	Oct 23, 20:48 UTC
4.6	35 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan	65 km / 40 mi	depth 19 km	Sep 28, 18:20 UTC
4.6	116 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan	52 km / 32 mi	depth 10 km	Sep 13, 22:44 UTC
4.2	50 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan	50 km / 31 mi	depth 13 km	Sep 13, 19:21 UTC
4.5	98 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan	60 km / 37 mi	depth 28 km	Sep 6, 16:37 UTC
4.2	119 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan	51 km / 32 mi	depth 10 km	Sep 4, 09:10 UTC
4.5	93 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan	58 km / 36 mi	depth 20 km	Sep 3, 09:30 UTC
4.6	115 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan	41 km / 25 mi	depth 29 km	Aug 26, 21:47 UTC
5.5	114 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan	61 km / 38 mi	depth 10 km	Aug 25, 07:00 UTC
4.5	94 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan	20 km / 12 mi	depth 23 km	Jul 30, 16:58 UTC
4.1	45 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan	46 km / 29 mi	depth 27 km	Jul 22, 20:57 UTC
4.0	87 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan	63 km / 39 mi	depth 10 km	Jun 11, 18:57 UTC
3.9	21 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan	87 km / 54 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	27 km / 17 mi	depth 29 km	May 20, 01:11 UTC
4.5	8 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan	89 km / 55 mi	depth 21 km	May 13, 10:43 UTC
5.1	81 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan	14 km / 9 mi	depth 23 km	May 12, 06:53 UTC
4.6	8 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan	89 km / 56 mi	depth 22 km	Apr 22, 17:26 UTC
5.2	4 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan	96 km / 60 mi	depth 37 km	Apr 4, 17:14 UTC
4.0	85 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan	7 km / 4 mi	depth 38 km	Mar 26, 04:23 UTC
4.9	21 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan	71 km / 44 mi	depth 28 km	Mar 20, 13:32 UTC
4.4	50 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan	52 km / 32 mi	depth 16 km	Mar 20, 02:18 UTC
5.1	28 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan	64 km / 40 mi	depth 30 km	Mar 12, 12:14 UTC
4.5	54 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan	74 km / 46 mi	depth 20 km	Jan 16, 08:49 UTC

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