M6.1 earthquake near Keelung, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 77 km NE of Jiufen, Taiwan on 10 Dec 2014, 21:03 UTC at a depth of 256 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Keelung, about 85 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.