M6.6 earthquake near Taitung, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 109 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan on 3 Aug 1989, 11:31 UTC at a depth of 11 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 90 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.