M6.1 earthquake near Yilan, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 61 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan on 28 Jan 1951, 13:26 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 Yilan, about 81 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.