M6.1 earthquake near Zhubei, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 23 km W of Taoyuan City, Taiwan on 14 Oct 1922, 03:56 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Zhubei, about 20 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.