LOCALLY FELT EARTH TREMOR REPORT


CORRECTION TO PRESS WEATHER NO. 170


 

(UPDATE) INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY
INDICATED THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.7 HAS OCCURRED
AT 11:05 P.M. ON 27 DECEMBER 2025 (SATURDAY) IN TAIWAN
REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 24.65N, 122.06E,
ABOUT 70 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF TAIBEI (ABOUT 850
KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF HONG KONG). THE FOCAL DEPTH IS
ABOUT 60 KILOMETRES.
 
EPICENTRE LOCATION MAP :
HTTPS://WWW.HKO.GOV.HK/EN/GTS/EQUAKE/MAP.HTM 
 
THE OBSERVATORY RECEIVED OVER A HUNDRED LOCALLY FELT
REPORTS OF THIS EARTH TREMOR, THE DURATION OF WHICH WAS A
FEW SECONDS. INITIAL ESTIMATE GAVE A LOCAL INTENSITY OF II
(TWO) ON THE MODIFIED MERCALLI INTENSITY SCALE, THAT IS
FELT BY PERSONS AT REST, UPPER FLOORS, OR FAVORABLY PLACED. 
 
FOR DETAILED EXPLANATIONS ON THE MODIFIED MERCALLI
INTENSITY SCALE, PLEASE REFER TO THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
HTTPS://WWW.HKO.GOV.HK/EN/GTS/EQUAKE/MMS.HTM

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:28 HKT ON 27.12.2025