M6.0 earthquake near Yilan, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 26 km E of Yilan, Taiwan on 16 Jan 1986, 13:04 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 Yilan, about 26 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.