M6.7 earthquake near Yilan, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 34 km SSW of Yilan, Taiwan on 17 Sept 1922, 09:59 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 34 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.