M6.3 earthquake near Hengchun, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 62 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan on 24 Sept 1955, 10:21 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Hengchun, about 62 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.