M6.0 earthquake near Katsuragi, Nara

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 6 km NNW of Gose, Japan on 21 Feb 1936, 01:07 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 Katsuragi, about 2 km away in Nara, Japan.