M6.3 earthquake near Taitung, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 41 km SE of Yujing, Taiwan on 4 Mar 2010, 00:18 UTC at a depth of 21 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 40 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.