M6.0 earthquake near Taitung, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 136 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan on 25 Jan 2007, 10:59 UTC at a depth of 36 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 Taitung, about 83 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.