M7.1 earthquake near Xizhou, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck 14 km N of Taichung, Taiwan on 20 Apr 1935, 22:02 UTC at a depth of 15 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Major. Can cause serious damage over large areas. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Xizhou, about 0 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.