M6.0 earthquake near Yilan, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 18 km SSW of Yilan, Taiwan on 25 Jun 1995, 06:59 UTC at a depth of 52 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 18 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.