M6.1 earthquake near Taitung, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 97 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan on 26 Mar 1906, 03:28 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Taitung, about 64 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.