M6.1 earthquake near Hualien City, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 41 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan on 3 Oct 2009, 17:36 UTC at a depth of 28 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 Hualien City, about 41 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.