M6.2 earthquake near Taitung, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 99 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan on 14 Nov 1970, 07:58 UTC at a depth of 25 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 27 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.