M6.5 earthquake near Yujing, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Yujing, Taiwan on 18 Jan 1964, 12:04 UTC at a depth of 23 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 Yujing, about 7 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.