M5.4 earthquake near Yilan, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 56 km WSW of Yonakuni, Japan on 13 Jun 2020, 20:18 UTC at a depth of 54 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Yilan, about 88 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.