M5.8 earthquake near Yilan, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 35 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan on 7 Aug 2019, 21:28 UTC at a depth of 21 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Yilan, about 36 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.