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M6.6 earthquake, Taiwan, 2025-12-27

MagnitudeM6.6mww

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Depth63 km

Time (UTC)2025-12-27 15:05

Rank in 202539 / 145among M6+

Rank since 19003813 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

29 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan · 24.68, 122.04

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1920 M8.2M8.2

1910 M8.1M8.1

1951 M7.8M7.8

1999 M7.7M7.7

1922 M7.7M7.7

1966 M7.5M7.5

1951 M7.5M7.5

1919 M7.4M7.4

1978 M7.4M7.4

1986 M7.4M7.4

2024 M7.4M7.4

1951 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2025-12-24	2025-12-24 09:47	8 km	2025 Taitung, Taiwan Earthquake
M6.0 2025-01-20	2025-01-20 16:17	16 km	10 km NE of Yujing, Taiwan
M6.1 2024-08-15	2024-08-15 23:35	14 km	30 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan
M6.1 2024-04-22	2024-04-22 18:32	10 km	13 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan
M6.1 2024-04-22	2024-04-22 18:26	9 km	29 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan
M6.4 2024-04-03	2024-04-03 00:11	14 km	15 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan
M7.4 2024-04-02	2024-04-02 23:58	40 km	15 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan
M6.9 2022-09-18	2022-09-18 06:44	10 km	90 km E of Yujing, Taiwan
M6.5 2022-09-17	2022-09-17 13:41	10 km	96 km SE of Lugu, Taiwan
M6.2 2022-05-09	2022-05-09 06:23	21 km	70 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.