M6.4 earthquake near Lugu, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 44 km SSE of Lugu, Taiwan on 20 Sept 1999, 21:46 UTC at a depth of 33 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 Lugu, about 45 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.