M6.1 earthquake near Yilan, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 41 km E of Yilan, Taiwan on 10 Mar 1963, 02:53 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 42 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.