Electrical reactor (ER) is one of the most important equipment in substation systems. The upper coil is supported by the bottom ceramic insulator, leading to a large overall size and a high center of gravity. The dynamic response of an ER under earthquake is complex due to its special structure. In this study, the seismic performance of a 110 kV dry type hollow ER was investigated using a shaking table test. The natural frequency and damping ratio of the ER were identified using white noise excitation. An artificial ground motion was used as the seismic excitation with amplitudes of 0.15g and 0.5g, respectively. The strain, acceleration, and displacement responses of the critical parts of ER were measured. The dynamic response pattern of ER was analyzed. The possible failure mode of ER was discussed. The fragility curve of ER was further calculated. The results show that ER performs like a single-degree-of-freedom system. The first-order natural frequency and damping ratio of ER are 3.3 Hz and 3.9%, respectively. The deformation of ER mainly occurs in insulators and insulator-coil connections, while the upper coil performs like a rigid body. Compared with insulators, the insulator-coil connections have smaller lateral stiffness and more concentrated deformation. Therefore, it is regarded as the weak point of ER. The frequency of ER decreases by 3.6% and 6.3% after the 0.15g and 0.5g seismic tests, respectively. Based on the measured strains of insulators, considering the total stress caused by seismic action and other loads, the ER exhibits some seismic capacity reserve with a safety factor of 2.14. The fragility curve of ER was calculated based on test results. The median capacity and the logarithmic standard deviation of ER are 0.965g and 0.40, respectively.