M6.3 earthquake near Zhudong, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 21 km SSE of Hsinchu, Taiwan on 6 Jul 1914, 06:37 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 Zhudong, about 13 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.