M6.2 earthquake near Yilan, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 21 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan on 15 May 2002, 03:46 UTC at a depth of 10 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 22 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.