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Magnitude 4.2 earthquake strikes Nanxi District in Tainan

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake occurred in Nanxi District, Tainan, at 05:16 local time on 22 September, according to Taiwan's Central Weather Administration. The tremor was recorded at a focal depth of 7.5 kilometres, with the highest seismic intensity reaching level 4 in the Zengwen area. Reports did not immediately indicate whether there were any casualties or structural damage.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
3 differing positions reported on location across 3 publishers; unresolved.
  • newtalk臺南市楠西區
  • ltn台南市楠西區
  • ettoday台南
WhereTainan
22.991, 120.213 ±10 km
First reported33 days ago
Published2026-09-21 23:16 UTC
Occurred2026-09-22
Sources3
How this travelled.
Reports5Independent tellings3
3 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Magnitude 4.2 earthquake strikes Nanxi District in Tainan. 2026-09-21T23:16:48.107Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:3118. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-21/9-05-164-2-4-6dd3a65f

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