LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
33 km SE of Jiufen, Taiwan
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 33 km SE of Jiufen, Taiwan on 01 Nov 2026, 08:20 UTC. The hypocentre was 118.8 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. The figures have been revised 3 times since the first report. 2 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 118.8 km
- Latitude
- 24.88°N
- Time
- 08:20 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.8
intermediate
122.06°E longitude
01 Nov 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.8
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 500 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 239 tonnes of TNT.
118.8 KM DEEP
At this depth the energy spreads before it reaches the surface. Shaking is usually weaker than a shallow earthquake of the same size, but it can be felt across a wider area.
NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
2 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 4.9.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
01 Nov 2026, 07:37 UTC · 10 km deep
01 Nov 2026, 07:00 UTC · 10 km deep
01 Nov 2026, 06:26 UTC · 10 km deep
01 Nov 2026, 05:38 UTC · 6 km deep