M7.0 earthquake - southeast of Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 7 earthquake struck southeast of Taiwan on 17 Dec 1935, 19:17 UTC at a depth of 15 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Major. Can cause serious damage over large areas. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Miyakojima, about 258 km away in Okinawa, Japan.