M5.8 earthquake near Xiulin, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 56 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan on 23 Oct 2018, 04:34 UTC at a depth of 30 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Xiulin, about 99 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.