M6.9 earthquake near Taitung, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 146 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan on 4 Jan 1972, 03:16 UTC at a depth of 34 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 Taitung, about 92 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.