Earthquake Details

Hualien City, Taiwan 5.9m Earthquake, Thursday Dec. 15 2022, 12:03:16 PM

Hualien City, Taiwan Earthquake

The USGS has reported a 5.9 magnitude earthquake has struck 27 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan on Dec. 15 2022, 12:03:16 PM, at a depth of 15.613 km. There were some injuries and damage reported, Friendly Forecast will update this report as events unfold.

Fore and Aftershocks

There has been other seismic activity around the 5.9 Hualien City, Taiwan earthquake. Below you will find the fore and after shocks associated with it.

Quake Type	Magnitude	Location	Time	Date
Aftershock	4.8	54 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan	12:36:29 PM	Dec. 22 2022
Aftershock	4.8	80 km E of Yujing, Taiwan	5:17:59 AM	Dec. 24 2022

Did you feel it?

33 others have felt the Hualien City, Taiwan earthquake and have since reported it. See below for the response locations and intensities.

Community Internet Intensity Map

Responses	Location	Shaking	Distance
1	Chihu, Chihu, Changhwa, Taiwan	LIGHT	134 km
1	Yuanlin, Yuanlin, Changhwa, Taiwan	LIGHT	126 km
1	Chiayi, Chiayi, Chiayi Shih, Taiwan	LIGHT	141 km
1	Chupei, Chupei, Hsinchu Hsien, Taiwan	LIGHT	142 km
1	Hsinchu, Hsinchu, Hsinchu Shih, Taiwan	MODERATE	141 km
2	Fenglin, Fenglin, Hualien, Taiwan	VERY STRONG	38 km
2	Hualian, Hualian, Hualien, Taiwan	VERY STRONG	33 km
1	Fengshan, Fengshan, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan	LIGHT	193 km
1	Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung Shih, Taiwan	LIGHT	200 km
1	Nantou, Nantou, Nantou, Taiwan	LIGHT	114 km
1	Tali, Tali, Taichung Hsien, Taiwan	LIGHT	118 km
3	Taichung, Taichung, Taichung Shih, Taiwan	LIGHT	119 km
2	Tainan, Tainan, Tainan Shih, Taiwan	LIGHT	183 km
1	Hsintien, Hsintien, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan	LIGHT	133 km
1	Luchou, Luchou, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan	LIGHT	148 km
2	Sanchung, Sanchung, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan	MODERATE	146 km
2	Shulin, Shulin, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan	WEAK	140 km
1	Taipei, Taipei, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan	WEAK	141 km
4	Yungho, Yungho, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan	LIGHT	140 km
1	Taitung, Taitung, Taitung, Taiwan	LIGHT	131 km
1	Chungli, Chungli, Taoyuan, Taiwan	LIGHT	142 km
1	Danshui, Danshui, Guangdong, China	LIGHT	755 km