M6.7 earthquake near Shulin, Taipei

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Banqiao, Taiwan on 14 Apr 1909, 19:53 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 Shulin, about 1 km away in Taipei, Taiwan.