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Being fixedUpdated 1 Nov 2026SCS-2026-0013

SJC2 cut near Hong Kong

Taiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs says SJC2 was cut about 109 km from Chung Hom Kok, Hong Kong, on 16 October 2026. Repair is scheduled to finish by 30 December 2026, depending on repair-ship scheduling and sea conditions. Traffic is rerouted over APG and APCN-2.

Repair planned
ETR
30 Dec 2026
Taiwan Ministry of D…1

Key facts

Cable
Southeast Asia-Japan Cable 2 (SJC2)
Down for
…
Fault reported
16 Oct 2026
Where
About 109 km from Chung Hom Kok, Hong Kong (MODA)Shown with a ±20 km (12 mi) radiusTaiwan Ministry of D…1
Section
Chung Hom Kok (Hong Kong) branch
Cause
Not established

Updates

  1. 1 Nov 2026 04:59 UTCRepair planned

    Status: Repair planned

    Taiwan Ministry of D…1
  2. 16 Oct 2026Opened · Fault confirmed

    SJC2 cut near Hong Kong

    Taiwan Ministry of D…1
›Sources for this incident1 source · 1 regulator · why we believe the above
  1. Taiwan Ministry of Digital Affairs — Subsea cable faults table, 27 Oct 20261
    Regulator

    Supports: fault confirmed, status, fault location, repair estimate, impact

    “115/10/16距香港舂坎角約109公里處斷纜。預定完修時間：115/12/30。替代路由：亞太直達海纜(APG)、亞太海纜網路二號(APCN2)。”
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Compiled from the linked sources. Last reviewed 1 Nov 2026. How corrections work

Conditions and signals · Waves 1.6 m · No outage signals
  • Sea conditions at the fault: waves about 1.6 m now, up to 2.0 m over the next 3 days. (Open-Meteo marine model)
  • Internet outage signals in the last 24 hours (IODA): none in China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand.

Shown for context. An earthquake or storm nearby is only given as the cause when a source says so, and outage signals show connectivity dropped somewhere in a country, not which cable.