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earthquake Earthquake Risk in Taipei, Taiwan

Risk Level: High — Score 5/10

Risk: 5Historical: 10

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Key Risk Factors

  • Moderate risk rating for Taipei based on ThinkHazard (Earthquake)
  • Extensive history of significant events in this area
  • High recent activity — multiple events in the last 12 months

Last significant event: Earthquake - 6.2 - 21 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan (2021-10-24)

Highest Risk Cities for Earthquakes

1
Los Angeles, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
2
San Jose, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 9
3
San Francisco, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
4
Seattle, WA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
5
Long Beach, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
6
Oakland, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
7
Tokyo, Japan
Risk: 9Historical: 10
8
Istanbul, Turkey
Risk: 9Historical: 10
9
Kathmandu, Nepal
Risk: 9Historical: 10
10
Quito, Ecuador
Risk: 9Historical: 10
Taipei is not in the top 10 for earthquake risk among tracked cities.

How Taipei Compares

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Notable Earthquake Events Near Taipei

DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 5 notable earthquake events near Taipei, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: 6.2 Earthquake — 21 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan (May 2002).

6.2 Earthquake — 21 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan

May 14, 2002 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Earthquake - 6.2 - 21 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan

October 23, 2021 — WATCH

Impact data not available

Earthquake - 6.1 - 25 km E of Yilan, Taiwan

December 9, 2020 — WATCH

Impact data not available

Earthquake - 5.6 - 14km NE of Suao, Taiwan

May 11, 2016 — WATCH

Impact data not available

5.7 Earthquake — 17 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan

March 4, 2005 — WATCH

Impact data not available

Earthquake Preparedness Tips

  • 1.Secure heavy furniture and appliances to walls
  • 2.Create a family earthquake plan with meeting points
  • 3.Keep an emergency kit with water, food, flashlight, and first aid supplies
  • 4.Learn how to shut off gas, water, and electricity
  • 5.Practice Drop, Cover, and Hold On drills regularly

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How this data is built

Taipei, Taiwan earthquake risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live earthquake monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

The data behind this page

Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.

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