M6.5 earthquake near Yilan, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 48 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan on 17 Dec 1982, 02:43 UTC at a depth of 87 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Yilan, about 82 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.