M6.1 earthquake near Taitung, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 88 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan on 1 Apr 2006, 10:02 UTC at a depth of 9 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 Taitung, about 18 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.