M6.1 earthquake near Sanzhi, Taipei

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 112 km NNW of Keelung, Taiwan on 4 Apr 1913, 13:34 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 Sanzhi, about 95 km away in Taipei, Taiwan.