M6.7 earthquake near Taitung, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 98 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan on 13 Dec 1937, 18:53 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 Taitung, about 25 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.