M6.1 earthquake near Yilan, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 27 km SSE of Jiufen, Taiwan on 2 Sept 1978, 01:57 UTC at a depth of 109 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Yilan, about 28 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.