A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) strikes 129 km SW of Hengchun, Taiwan (80 miles) on Saturday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000r1n5. Id of event: us6000r1n5. The temblor was detected at 22:51:28 / 10:51 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 119.9414 East, latitude 21.1108 North, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/08/25 / 2025-08-16 22:51:28 / August 16, 2025 @ 10:51 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

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 six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.

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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 129 km SW of Hengchun, Taiwan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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