M6.4 earthquake near Taitung, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 101 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan on 26 Nov 1951, 06:38 UTC at a depth of 30 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 27 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.