M6.8 earthquake near Yilan, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 56 km W of Yonakuni, Japan on 16 Sept 1922, 22:44 UTC at a depth of 35 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 78 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.