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Magnitude 3.4 earthquake recorded in Chiayi City, Taiwan

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck Chiayi City's East District at 5:57 a.m. local time, according to Taiwan's Central Weather Administration. The epicenter was recorded 2.1 kilometers north of the Chiayi City Government at a shallow depth of 7.3 kilometers, with shaking felt across five counties and cities. The reports do not indicate whether any casualties or structural damage occurred.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
2 differing positions reported on location across 2 publishers; unresolved.
  • ettoday嘉義
  • ltn嘉義市東區
2 differing positions reported on timing across 2 publishers; unresolved.
  • ettoday05：57
  • ltn清晨5:57
WhereChiayi City
23.479, 120.449 ±10 km
First reported31 days ago
Published2026-09-23 23:51 UTC
Occurred2026-09-24
Sources2
How this travelled.
Reports2Independent tellings2
2 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Magnitude 3.4 earthquake recorded in Chiayi City, Taiwan. 2026-09-23T23:51:21.222Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:3363. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-23/5-573-4-3-ffb11345

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