M6.5 earthquake near Miaoli, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 42 km SSE of Hsinchu, Taiwan on 2 Dec 1922, 03:46 UTC at a depth of 35 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 Miaoli, about 29 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.