M6.8 earthquake near Magong, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 145 km SW of Magong, Taiwan on 16 Sept 1994, 06:20 UTC at a depth of 13 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 Magong, about 146 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.