M6.2 earthquake near Taitung, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 107 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan on 19 May 2004, 07:04 UTC at a depth of 20 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 Taitung, about 39 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.