M6.0 earthquake near Taitung, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 121 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan on 23 Apr 2008, 18:28 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 Taitung, about 51 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.