M6.6 earthquake near Douliu, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 19 km SSE of Douliu, Taiwan on 13 Apr 1906, 23:52 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Douliu, about 19 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.