Earthquakes in Taiwan Today
Taiwan sits where the Philippine Sea plate collides with the Eurasian margin, one of the fastest-converging plate boundaries on Earth, so the island is still rising and folding. The 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake (Mw 7.7) and the 2024 Hualien earthquake (Mw 7.4) both struck along this collision zone.
Danger Level (72h)
72-hour composite hazard forecast
Recent Quakes (30d)
Recorded in the last 30 days
Max Magnitude (30d)
Largest earthquake in the last 30 days
Taiwan is seismically quiet in our catalogue. The tectonic background below explains why, and what would change it.
Keelung City, Taiwan
10mo ago•63 km•Felt by about 63,648,379 people
Recent earthquakes
13Counts cover the seismic belts this platform monitors in Taiwan, not its administrative borders. A monitored belt can reach across a border, and events there are listed with the country of their epicentre.
Monitored regions
Volcanoes of Taiwan
2 Holocene volcanoes under seismic monitoring
Tectonic setting
Taiwan sits where the Philippine Sea plate collides with the Eurasian margin, one of the fastest-converging plate boundaries on Earth, so the island is still rising and folding. The 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake (Mw 7.7) and the 2024 Hualien earthquake (Mw 7.4) both struck along this collision zone.
Frequently asked questions
How often do earthquakes occur in Taiwan?
Our catalogue recorded 13 earthquakes across the 1 seismic belts monitored in Taiwan over the last 30 days, the strongest reaching M4.6.
Why are there so many earthquakes in Taiwan?
Taiwan sits where the Philippine Sea plate collides with the Eurasian margin, one of the fastest-converging plate boundaries on Earth, so the island is still rising and folding. The 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake (Mw 7.7) and the 2024 Hualien earthquake (Mw 7.4) both struck along this collision zone.
What was the strongest earthquake in Taiwan?
The strongest earthquake in Taiwan in our historical catalogue is the M8.2 event of June 5, 1920. Death toll: 5.
What is the emergency number in Taiwan?
The emergency number in Taiwan is 119, answered by National Fire Agency (fire and ambulance). After strong shaking, keep the line free for those trapped or injured and check official channels for aftershock and tsunami advisories.
Who monitors earthquakes in Taiwan?
The national seismic authority is Seismological Center, Central Weather Administration (CWA). EarthquakeLive cross-checks its bulletins against 18 international networks, so an event may appear here with a slightly different magnitude until the agencies converge on a final solution.