6.7-magnitude earthquake hits Taiwan A powerful 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck southeast of Taipei, Taiwan, with strong shaking felt across the capital, local media reports said.
7.0 earthquake off the coast of Yilan, level 4 shaking felt in Taipei. That was a scary one! 😱 pic.twitter.com/cxncVOJxlB
— Foreigners in Taiwan 🇹🇼 外國人在台灣 (@foreignersinTW) December 27, 2025
— Foreigners in Taiwan 🇹🇼 外國人在台灣 (@foreignersinTW) 🟨 Breaking: A magnitude 6.6 earthquake was felt in Taipei, Taiwan — with buildings shaking for nearly a minute. https://t.co/bPW5C2OZYl pic.twitter.com/NE3bR7zinG
— Rishith (@goswamirishith) December 27, 2025
According to Taiwan’s weather administration, the quake shook buildings in the capital, Taipei, and had a depth of 73 km.
Damage assessment was underway, Taiwan’s National Fire Agency said.
Taiwan lies near the junction of two tectonic plates and is prone to earthquakes.
The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) said that there was no tsunami threat due to the Taiwan earthquake.
Tsunami Warning Centre, @ESSO_INCOIS detected an #earthquake of M6.7 on 27 December 2025 at 20:35 IST (at 15:05 UTC) @ Taiwan Region.
NO TSUNAMI THREAT to India in connection with this earthquake. Details at https://t.co/YJ3rTlWKIN@moesgoi @ndmaindia @PIB_India pic.twitter.com/SUq54pDgnZ— INCOIS, MoES (@ESSO_INCOIS) December 27, 2025
