M6.2 earthquake near Xinying, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 23 km NW of Yujing, Taiwan on 8 Dec 1930, 08:01 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 Xinying, about 6 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.