M6.6 earthquake near Taitung, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 95 km E of Yujing, Taiwan on 17 Dec 1937, 09:32 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 Taitung, about 45 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.