M6.2 earthquake near Lugu, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of Lugu, Taiwan on 21 Oct 1945, 03:21 UTC at a depth of 35 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 Lugu, about 6 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.