M6.3 earthquake near Taitung, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 59 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan on 22 Sept 1972, 19:57 UTC at a depth of 17 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 37 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.