M6.5 earthquake near Wufeng, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 16 km ESE of Taichung, Taiwan on 4 Jan 1917, 16:50 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Wufeng, about 14 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.