M6.9 earthquake near Hualien City, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan on 23 Feb 1957, 20:26 UTC at a depth of 55 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 Hualien City, about 3 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.