M6.9 earthquake near Yilan, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 54 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan on 26 Apr 1959, 20:40 UTC at a depth of 118 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 Yilan, about 86 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.