M6.5 earthquake near Xinying, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 17 km N of Yujing, Taiwan on 24 Aug 1927, 18:08 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Xinying, about 16 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.