M6.3 earthquake near Yilan, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 33 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan on 4 Mar 1963, 13:38 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 Yilan, about 33 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.