M6.6 earthquake near Hengchun, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 105 km WNW of Basco, Philippines on 9 Jan 1913, 02:55 UTC at a depth of 35 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 Hengchun, about 124 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.