M5.6 earthquake near Taitung, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 92 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan on 19 Jan 2016, 02:13 UTC at a depth of 27 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Taitung, about 21 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.