M6.2 earthquake near Yilan, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 30 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan on 9 Feb 1935, 19:19 UTC at a depth of 20 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 Yilan, about 31 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.