Is Chiayi safe? Taiwan travel risk
Is Chiayi safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Chiayi scores 36/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Taiwan Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 25 Nov 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Chiayi scores 36/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Taiwan (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Chiayi: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (73/100) and health and medical access (49/100).
A score of 36 is higher than the scores of 44% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Taiwan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Charted at coordinates 23.4800° N, 120.4497° E in Chiayi, Chiayi maintains a regional distance of 206.7 km NNE to Taipei.
Chiayi
23.4800° N, 120.4497° E
Lowland
UTC
263,188
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Taiwan
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 1 | — | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | 2 |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Chiayi happened in April (11 of 28 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
28 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M7.4 on 2 Apr 2024 (123 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M6.0 on 24 Dec 2025 (104 km away) — USGS details
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Taiwan travel advice & laws.
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