M6.3 earthquake near Chaozhou, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 23 km E of Donggang, Taiwan on 17 Jun 1910, 05:28 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 Chaozhou, about 15 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.