M6.2 earthquake near Hengchun, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 117 km S of Hengchun, Taiwan on 2 Jun 1959, 04:57 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 Hengchun, about 118 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.