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M4.5 earthquake 94 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 94 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan at Jul 30, 2026, 16:58 UTC, at a depth of 23 km. The epicentre was 51 km (32 mi) NE of Taitung.

Details

Magnitude	4.5 mb
Time	Jul 30, 2026, 16:58 UTC
Depth	23.1 km
Coordinates	23.135, 121.432
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	89 km / 56 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 23, 20:58 UTC
4.9	35 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan	94 km / 59 mi	depth 14 km	Oct 23, 20:48 UTC
4.6	35 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan	74 km / 46 mi	depth 19 km	Sep 28, 18:20 UTC
4.6	116 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan	53 km / 33 mi	depth 10 km	Sep 13, 22:44 UTC
4.2	50 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan	47 km / 29 mi	depth 13 km	Sep 13, 19:21 UTC
4.5	98 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan	53 km / 33 mi	depth 28 km	Sep 6, 16:37 UTC
4.2	119 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan	53 km / 33 mi	depth 10 km	Sep 4, 09:10 UTC
4.5	93 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan	49 km / 30 mi	depth 20 km	Sep 3, 09:30 UTC
4.6	115 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan	39 km / 24 mi	depth 29 km	Aug 26, 21:47 UTC
5.5	114 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan	63 km / 39 mi	depth 10 km	Aug 25, 07:00 UTC

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