M6.1 earthquake near Yilan, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 45 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan on 10 Apr 1945, 16:15 UTC at a depth of 35 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 Yilan, about 85 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.