On April 12, 1910, an earthquake struck with an epicenter off the northern coast of Taiwan.

The earthquake measuring Mw 8.1 had a hypocenter depth of 235.0 km (146.0 mi).

[2] At least 204 homes were destroyed or damaged in Keelung, Shenkeng and Taoyuan.

[2] Shaking was felt across Taiwan and the Penghu Islands; strong shaking was felt in the northern half of the island.

The intermediate-depth of the earthquake suggest it originated from within the subducting Philippine Sea Plate which undergoes subduction.