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M4.9 Earthquake near Hualien City Taiwan

ActiveLow severityHualien City, Taiwan
Reported
2026-10-23 20:58 UTC(1 day ago)
Last update
2026-10-24 15:30 UTC(17 hours ago)
Nearby cameras
1(nearest 40 km)
Data sources
USGS, USGS

What’s happening

Earthquake reported at 40 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan. 1 public live camera in the TubeTraveler directory sits within 40 km of it.

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake was recorded near 40 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan on 2026-10-23 at 20:58 UTC. Reported focal depth is approximately 10 km. All figures above come directly from the agencies credited at the bottom of this page and can change as they publish updates.

Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
10 km

Where it is

The reported location is 40 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan. Coordinates are 23.786, 121.948 — the single point agencies use to summarise the event, not the boundary of the area involved. The event sits within Taiwan.

Nearby Live Cameras for M4.9 Earthquake near Hualien City Taiwan

40 km from the reported event location · matched by location and camera category

Hualien - Liyu Lake

  • Hualien - Liyu Lake

    🇹🇼 Hualien, Taiwan

    Primary
    Distance
    40 km away
    Camera type
    🌳 Nature
    Local time
    4:27 PM
    Weather
    🌦️ Drizzle, 25°C
    Sunset
    09:19 UTC
    Live status
    Online at last check
    Last checked
    5 hours ago

    Matched by location and camera category — Hualien is about 40 km from the reported event location.

Nearby cameras may show general local conditions but may not show the event itself, damage, or emergency response activity.

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Why these cameras were matched

TubeTraveler searched its public camera directory within 150 km of the reported location for this event type and found 1 camera with usable coordinates. The closest of them, Hualien - Liyu Lake in Hualien, is about 40 km away. Ranking also accounts for camera type — nature views score higher for earthquake. Distance is measured from the coordinates the reporting agency published, so it describes proximity rather than line of sight.

What the cameras may show

Depending on the camera you open, you may be able to see sky colour, haze and daylight conditions over open terrain. What is visible changes with daylight, weather and where each camera happens to point.

What the cameras cannot confirm

A public live camera cannot confirm the scale of any damage, injuries, casualties or the condition of anyone involved, whether an official evacuation or alert is in force, anything happening outside the camera’s field of view, and the intensity of shaking at any particular address. There is also no guarantee that the event itself is visible from any of these cameras — a stream may be pointing elsewhere, be delayed, or be showing an ordinary day in a place that is otherwise affected.

Event location and nearby cameras

The circle marks the location reported by the source agency; squares mark public live cameras.

Update timeline

  1. 2026-10-23 21:35 UTC — Event first detected via USGS
  2. 2026-10-24 03:45 UTC — First live camera matched (1)

How this record was built

This record is built from data published by USGS Earthquake Hazards Program. Last data update: 2026-10-24 at 15:30 UTC. Cameras attached here are located in Hualien (Taiwan).

Information on this page can change as agencies publish updates. Read the methodology · Report an error on this page

Official sources