Event ID	1534207
Event time	2025-12-23 07:46:09 (UTC)
Local time	2025-12-22 23:46:09 - [It was night in the affected area.]
Last update	2025-12-23 08:07:19 (UTC)
Magnitude	4.9
Depth	33.986 km
Class	Light
Hypocenter	Shallow depth
Mercalli scale	5
Possible effects	Almost everyone feels movement. Sleeping people are awakened. Doors swing open or close. Dishes are broken. Pictures on the wall move. Small objects move or are turned over. Trees might shake. Liquids might spill out of open containers.
Data status	reviewed
Data provider	USGS

Continent	Asia
Country	Taiwan
Administration area	Taiwan
Nearest settlement	Hualien City
Distance	26 km
Course	S
Surface type	underwater quake
Tsunami region	North Pacific
Water surface name	Philippine Sea

Nearest nuclear power plants

Lungmen 1 (145,67 km), Lungmen 2 (145,72 km)

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Nearest marine ports

Hua-lien Kang (26,65 km), Su-ao (96,96 km), Tai-chung Kang (132,10 km)

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Nearest airports

Hulien Hospital Heliport (25,91 km), Hualien Airport (30,73 km), Hualien Air Base (31,50 km), Riyuetan (Sun Moon Lake) Heliport (73,97 km), Puli Christian Hospital Heliport (75,86 km)

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Nearest volcanoes

Unnamed volcano (51,00 km), Kueishantao volcano (124,97 km), Tsaolingshan volcano (125,69 km), Chilung Group volcano (148,99 km)

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Quick Analysis

According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.