M6.4 earthquake near Puli, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 33 km SE of Puli, Taiwan on 22 Sept 1999, 00:14 UTC at a depth of 26 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 Puli, about 33 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.