Is Taitung safe? Taiwan travel risk
Is Taitung safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Taitung 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.
Taitung 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 Taitung: 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.
Location & Spatial Data
In the Taitung territory, Taitung is established at 22.7583° N, 121.1444° E. It lies 257.0 km N relative to Taipei. Time zone observed: Asia/Taipei.
Taitung
22.7583° N, 121.1444° E
20 m
Asia/Taipei
103,260
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 1 | — | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 2 |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Taitung happened in April (9 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 (128 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.5 on 25 Aug 2026 (54 km away) — USGS details
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