M6.0 earthquake near Yilan, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 63 km WSW of Yonakuni, Japan on 23 Oct 1948, 04:47 UTC at a depth of 35 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 79 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.