M6.4 earthquake near Keelung, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 29 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan on 27 Mar 1918, 03:52 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 Keelung, about 40 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.