M6.7 earthquake near Taitung, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 126 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan on 24 Nov 1943, 13:17 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 Taitung, about 58 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.