Is Hukou safe? Taiwan travel risk
Is Hukou safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Hukou scores 34/100 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.
Hukou scores 34/100 (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 Hukou: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (71/100) and health and medical access (45/100).
A score of 34 is higher than the scores of 39% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Taiwan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Hukou belongs to Hsinchu (Taiwan), centered at coordinates 24.9000° N, 121.0500° E. Distance to Taipei is 53.9 km towards the ENE.
Hsinchu
24.9000° N, 121.0500° E
Lowland
UTC
81,550
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities 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 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | 13 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Hukou happened in April (13 of 22 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
22 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M7.4 on 2 Apr 2024 (131 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.8 on 1 May 2026 (100 km away) — USGS details
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