M6.4 earthquake near Xiluo, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 18 km NW of Douliu, Taiwan on 14 Nov 1916, 22:31 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Xiluo, about 6 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.