December 27, 2025 Earthquake: Wugu, Taiwan
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Wugu, Taiwan on December 27, 2025 at 15:05:55 UTC, 63 km below the surface. It killed 1 person.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- December 27, 2025
- Time
- 15:05:55 UTC
- Place
- Wugu, Taiwan
- Magnitude
- 6.6 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 63 km (39 mi)
- Intensity
- 6 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 24.684° N, 122.035° E
- Country
- Taiwan
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Damage
- $100 million
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
One person killed at Wugu. At least 6 buildings damaged and water outages occurred at Taipei. A ceiling collapsed at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, one building damaged at Banquio and a road damaged at Xinzhuang. (reference #13456)
one fatality, >100 million USD economic loss (reference #14321)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- May 22, 1782, Tainan, Taiwan
- April 20, 1935, Mialoi, Taiwan
- July 16, 1935, Xiinzhu, Taiwan
- September 20, 1999, Nantou, Taichung, Taizhong, Taiwan
- March 16, 1906, Jiayi, Taiwan
- December 3, 1848, Zhanghua, Taiwan
- December 18, 1867, Chilung (Keelung), Taiwan
- February 1845, Zhanghua, Taiwan
- August 9, 1792, Jiayi, Tainan, Taiwan
- August 28, 1916, Taiwan
- October 13, 1815, Taiwan
- October 22, 1951, Taiwan
- April 12, 1910, Taiwan
- March 19, 1897, Yilan, Taiwan
- January 4, 1917, Puli, Taiwan
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 10972.