M6.4 earthquake near Xiulin, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 18 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan on 6 Feb 2018, 15:50 UTC at a depth of 17 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Xiulin, about 4 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.