A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 66 kilometers (41 miles) from Jiufen in Taiwan. Global time and date of event 24/10/25 / 2025-10-24 03:34:31 / October 24, 2025 @ 3:34 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 274.444 km (171 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 03:34:31 / 3:34 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 274.444 km, 122.0851° East, 25.6644° North. Event id: us6000rj1w. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rj1w.

The epicenter was 88 km (55 miles) from Taipei (c. 7 871 900 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Keelung (c. 397 500 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Taiwan (c. 22 894 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Taipei, Keelung (min 5000 pop).

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.

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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 66 km NNE of Jiufen, Taiwan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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