M7.7 earthquake near Xiulin, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck 50 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan on 1 Sept 1922, 19:16 UTC at a depth of 20 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Major. Can cause serious damage over large areas. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Xiulin, about 47 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.