# Artists gather for sculpture festival

- Place: Hualien, Taiwan (23.9837, 121.6)
- Published: 2026-11-07T02:45:01.084Z · expires 2026-11-14T02:45:01.084Z
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Nine artists begin a monthlong residency at the Hualien stone sculpture festival, reports Radio Taiwan International.

The event brings together international creators to explore life beyond traditional forms, per the immigration.gov.tw news outlet.

Hualien County is also experiencing seismic activity, with a light magnitude 3.7 earthquake occurring 4.3 km northeast of Hualien City on Friday, Nov 6, according to VolcanoDiscovery.

## Sources

- [Light mag. 3.7 earthquake - 4.3 km northeast of Hualien City, Taiwan, on Friday, Nov 6, 2026, at 12:01 pm (Taipei time)](https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/23610999/mag4quake-Nov-6-2026-Taiwan.html) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-11-06
- [Light mag. 3.4 earthquake - Philippine Sea, 36 km south of Yilan, Taiwan, on Wednesday, Nov 4, 2026, at 01:31 am (Taipei time)](https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/23584771/mag3quake-Nov-3-2026-Taiwan-328-km-SSE-of-Yilan-County-Hall.html) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-11-03
- [Weak mag. 2.2 earthquake - Philippine Sea, 184 km southwest of Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan, on Wednesday, Nov 4, 2026, at 04:17 pm (GMT +9)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMivgFBVV95cUxPQm9iTi1ELUdJM3M2eEVWQkNRNU5HXzRrZkk4Z2VidzB6WHRPUkswX19fNWNOazhaOHNDY0c0REswdjd3RE5LRzJaNUE5YkFmMlZIOUNLaVlMYVh2TFY1UEcxQ1ZTUkJqemNqMGZXRExCdDdwUF81WjFmTkFhZU5VeERFR3UwUGY3NFJIVWpBUUFUSmwwTW1tQl9sbWZYRnBRMExTNnJpeGREUmx6UDdRd3JWdTBocWRnM2hsZGNn?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-11-04
- [Weak mag. 2.9 earthquake - Philippine Sea, 57 km east of Hualien City, Taiwan, on Thursday, Nov 5, 2026, at 02:31 am (GMT +9)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipwFBVV95cUxNa0tRMDVmanNaU0EzY3hScllsb2NiYkRkREVfa1pzZGVYR3I1T05mV005TXdUTjJnMVhMSUgtck9xb0p6NnJkSnNwWHlhd3BBN1U3ZjVTU1Z6UmNzS1NOWUxtbl9iUGRpZFRLdHMzNXpxUTlEQURzR09ZTC11RVpDb3FES1VQSlpESDU5bGJMUzA3MTNpOG9SUWFwbkNJcEtwOWs1Zl9xZw?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-11-04
- [Moderate mag. 4.0 earthquake - Philippine Sea, 60 km south of Hualien City, Taiwan, on Wednesday, Nov 4, 2026, at 07:42 am (Taipei time)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMingFBVV95cUxPV21MaHRLRjM0VElWWTVYQkFxY1FfUU1FMnpfT3RnM0swWHBqelZ5WU5nbHN1enRGeUNHa3MwSjdoWUJzV0pVTE1xSzlYbnF1Z3psenU2aHZoQmFiZWhsTEFISXZpWGtHZ3pPSEpWbkpLeFVoWmlpTGNvakNzaUhJN2tHVkFlSEpiREJyLVNjLWZ2SDFDUmEzNnRXcEs3QQ?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-11-03
- [Moderate mag. 4.5 earthquake - Philippine Sea, 105 km southeast of Taipei, Taiwan, on Monday, Nov 2, 2026, at 11:23 am (GMT +9)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipwFBVV95cUxQYnV0T1ZmR1ZRRjQxSHU1NnBHNVlwSWFfY0xyOF9KRFItZHFDQ1lmS1ZxSkJHXzMtZTVjYjhaZktNaUhHWTMyZkx4enkzX2NWeXZGdnJ3dzJuODFfcGZvaFpfc3VlRjhWVXhjSWREU19MQWd2dDFtOURSNUd3YWlhZ3FucVM4VWo1UlVNWU9IXzFSdVpJdkc1d2RTa0ZsY1VqeE5JcUtNQQ?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-11-02
- [Hualien County stone sculpture exhibition brings international artists together to explore life beyond traditional forms](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimwFBVV95cUxNZFEzdm5iOFBGdjBnUGthdkRodnlYLTB1Z2V0M2FtVmxsdFl4UEw1cnpUeFlnbDVfbV9zeE9TSFJWUFVxVDdyOWxvLVRDQzVqY3RjU0VLWkt1UVAwVFRpMTg4QkhWZnJfdExnbmJfRTgyUUdacW1Gc2kwU1ZFdmpqRzNlekhndEdlOWE0aDMzVUpOUkJ3RkZiZE81WQ?oc=5) · news.immigration.gov.tw · 2026-11-07
- [Nine artists begin monthlong residency at Hualien stone sculpture festival-News-Radio Taiwan International](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiW0FVX3lxTFAyUmM0WThBY0Z2R0UtNWttRWwzdTBWWEU0clF5cHZKZjVDcjhKT191bXM0d2RXNGtkOW1OSDVrMVM1WFAtU0MyNXlLZ0hRZE93WnZSbDN4Q0Q4d00?oc=5) · rti.org.tw · 2026-11-01

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- M4.2 earthquake · USGS · plate boundaries: Bird 2003: 10 km deep · 1 d ago · 8 quakes nearby this week · check: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=17.0,112.6&extent=31.0,130.6&range=week