M6.7 earthquake near Taitung, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 95 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan on 26 Feb 1968, 10:50 UTC at a depth of 25 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 21 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.