M6.1 earthquake near Puli, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 31 km SE of Puli, Taiwan on 20 Sept 1999, 17:57 UTC at a depth of 33 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 Puli, about 31 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.