M6.4 earthquake near Puli, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 29 km ESE of Puli, Taiwan on 10 Jun 2000, 18:23 UTC at a depth of 33 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 Puli, about 29 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.