M6.1 earthquake near Kushiro, Hokkaido

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 38 km E of Kushiro, Japan on 11 Apr 2004, 18:06 UTC at a depth of 42 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 Kushiro, about 38 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.