M6.4 earthquake near Hengchun, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 119 km SSW of Hengchun, Taiwan on 8 Jan 1972, 05:27 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 Hengchun, about 120 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.