M6.1 earthquake near Xiulin, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan on 4 Feb 2018, 13:56 UTC at a depth of 12 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 9 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.