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Sat, 16 Aug 2025, 23:04 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported a magnitude 5.3 quake in Taiwan near Hengchun, Pingtung, Taiwan, only 12 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Sunday, August 17th, 2025, at 6:51 am local time at a moderately shallow depth of 39. km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), which listed it as a magnitude 5.0 earthquake. Other agencies reporting the same quake include France’s Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) at magnitude 5.3, and the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 5.1.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Hengchun (pop. 31,300) located 125 km from the epicenter.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This

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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Jul 17, 08:57 pm (GMT +13)

5.0

10 km42 km (26 mi) to the N South Pacific Ocean, 348 km south of Nuku’alofa, Tongatapu, Tonga InfoJul 17, 08:15 pm (GMT +13)

5.1

10 km51 km (31 mi) to the N Tonga InfoMay 19, 03:24 am (GMT -12)

5.1

10 km91 km (57 mi) to the E South of Tonga InfoApr 26, 12:57 am (GMT +13)

5.3

10 km130 km (81 mi) to the NE 243 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga InfoMar 3, 06:57 pm (GMT +13)

4.8

27 km125 km (77 mi) to the N 247 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga InfoFeb 7, 11:27 pm (GMT +13)

6.0

59 km79 km (49 mi) to the N South Pacific Ocean, 308 km southwest of ‘Eua Island, Eua, Tonga InfoJun 25, 2023 07:16 pm (GMT +12)

6.2

9 km63 km (39 mi) to the NE South of Tonga 1 reportInfoJun 19, 2023 03:04 am (GMT +12)

5.9

10 km86 km (53 mi) to the N South Pacific Ocean, 289 km south of ‘Eua Island, Eua, Tonga InfoJun 19, 2023 02:29 am (GMT +12)

5.7

10 km69 km (43 mi) to the N South Pacific Ocean, 302 km south of ‘Eua Island, Eua, Tonga InfoJun 18, 2023 12:26 am (GMT +13)

6.1

22 km131 km (81 mi) to the N South Pacific Ocean, 238 km south of ‘Eua Island, Eua, Tonga InfoJun 17, 2023 07:10 am (GMT +12)

6.2

16 km117 km (73 mi) to the N 254 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga 1 reportInfoJun 16, 2023 08:11 pm (GMT +12)

6.0

20 km119 km (74 mi) to the N South Pacific Ocean, 259 km south of ‘Eua Island, Eua, Tonga InfoJun

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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Apr 19, 03:51 am (GMT +8)

4.5

10 km46 km (29 mi) to the NE South China Sea, 85 km southwest of Hengchun, Taiwan InfoFeb 21, 01:33 pm (GMT +8)

4.7

10 km82 km (51 mi) to the NE 47 km SW of Hengchun, Taiwan InfoJan 27, 09:48 am (GMT +8)

4.7

10 km89 km (56 mi) to the NE South China Sea, 46 km southwest of Hengchun, Taiwan InfoAug 4, 2024 06:30 am (GMT +8)

4.7

10 km17 km (10.4 mi) to the S South China Sea, 143 km southwest of Hengchun, Taiwan InfoJul 30, 2024 11:09 am (GMT +8)

4.3

10 km27 km (17 mi) to the SW156 km SW of Hengchun, Taiwan InfoJun 28, 2022 09:43 pm (GMT +8)

5.3

10 km104 km (64 mi) to the N South China Sea, 71 km south of Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 1 reportInfoNov 21, 2014 11:29 am (GMT +8)

5.7

10 km58 km (36 mi) to the S South China Sea, 222 km south of Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan InfoFeb 19, 2007 05:05 am (GMT +8)

5.3

35 km85 km (53 mi) to the NE South China Sea, 45 km southwest of Hengchun, Taiwan InfoDec 26, 2006 08:26 pm (GMT +8)

7.1

10 km99 km (61 mi) to the NE South China Sea, 31 km southwest of Hengchun, Taiwan InfoDec 14, 2006 01:02 am (GMT +8)

5.1

25 km25 km (15 mi) to the S South China Sea, 197 km south of Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan InfoNov 18, 2006 07:08 pm (GMT +8)

5.3

29 km76 km (47 mi) to the SE South China Sea, 167 km west of Itbayat Island, Philippines InfoNov 13, 2006 04:02

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