Date & time | Aug 6, 2021 11:12:31 UTC |
Local time at epicenter | Friday, Aug 6, 2021 at 7:12 pm (GMT +8) |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 5.2 |
Depth | 5.0 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 23.12°N / 121.35°E ![]() |
Antipode | 23.12°S / 58.65°W |
Shaking intensity | Strong shaking near epicenter |
Felt | 0 reports |
Primary data source | GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences) |
Nearest volcano | Unnamed 24.00°N/121.83°E (109 km / 68 mi) |
Nearby towns and cities | 45 km (28 mi) NNE of Taitung City (pop: 109,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 91 km (56 mi) E of Yujing (pop: 16,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 93 km (58 mi) SE of Lugu (pop: 19,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 99 km (61 mi) SSW of Hualien City (pop: 350,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 102 km (63 mi) SSE of Puli (pop: 86,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 105 km (65 mi) SE of Douliu (pop: 104,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 113 km (70 mi) SE of Nantou City (pop: 105,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 115 km (72 mi) SE of Zhongxing New Village (Nantou City) (pop: 25,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 120 km (75 mi) ENE of Kaohsiung City (pop: 1,519,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 215 km (134 mi) S of Taipei (pop: 7,871,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds ![]() |
Estimated seismic energy released | 4 x 1012 joules (1.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 951 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
5.2 | 5 km | Taiwan | GFZ |
5.3 | 8 km | TAIWAN | EMSC |
5.2 | 10 km | Taiwan: Near Kaohsiung | RENASS |
5.2 | 7.6 km | 91 Km E of Yujing, Taiwan | USGS |
5.4 | 10 km | Taiwan | BMKG |
5.4 | 3.3 km | Taiwan | GeoAu |
Date and time![]() | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
Sep 15, 2021 10:50 1 year 21 weeks ago | 4.5 20 km | 51 km NE of Taitung City, Taiwan | More |
Aug 6, 2021 12:28 1 year 27 weeks ago | 4.2 5 km | 47 km N of Taitung City, Taiwan | More |
Aug 6, 2021 11:39 1 year 27 weeks ago | 4.6 2 km | 45 km N of Taitung City, Taiwan | More |
Aug 6, 2021 11:37 1 year 27 weeks ago | 4.1 6 km | 45 km N of Taitung City, Taiwan | More |