M6.2 earthquake near Yilan, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 66 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan on 20 Oct 1968, 07:08 UTC at a depth of 17 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 Yilan, about 74 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.