M6.2 earthquake near Honchō, Hokkaido

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 9 km NNW of Honch?, Japan on 24 Aug 1992, 06:59 UTC at a depth of 121 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Honchō, about 10 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.