M6.3 earthquake near Yilan, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 31 km WSW of Yilan, Taiwan on 16 Mar 1946, 11:31 UTC at a depth of 25 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 Yilan, about 32 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.