M7.0 earthquake near Taitung, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 7 earthquake struck 113 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan on 6 Dec 1938, 23:00 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 Taitung, about 40 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.