M6.4 earthquake near Yilan, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 66 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan on 1 Jul 1966, 05:50 UTC at a depth of 113 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 67 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.