An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 jolted Taiwan's Yujing district on Wednesday. The earthquake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres at 9:47:06 (UTC), according to USGS Earthquakes.
Taiwan: M6.0 earthquake hit Dec 24, 2025 at 09:47 UTC (17:47 local), depth ~12 km, per USGS. Epicenter near SE Taiwan (82 km ESE of Yujing). #sismo #deprem Tremors felt across parts of the island.
mynameisushio, willripleyCNN pic.twitter.com/6xeBXBA7zo — GeoTechWar (@geotechwar) December 24, 2025
Taiwan sits right where two tectonic plates meet, near the Pacific Ring of Fire, the world's most earthquake-prone zone, according to the USGS, which is why it faces frequent tremors.
Recently, TSMC, Taiwan's top chipmaker, confirmed that the latest quake wasn't strong enough to force factory evacuations across the island, even though its location at this plate boundary makes it highly vulnerable to such events. Local TV footage from Taitung showed supermarket shelves collapsing, with products crashing down and shattering everywhere.
Just last year, in April 2024, a massive 7.4-magnitude quake, the strongest in 25 years, rocked the island and killed at least 17 people, while the deadliest one in Taiwan's history, measuring 7.6 on the scale, hit back in 1999.
