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M6.7 earthquake near Kamaishi, Iwate

5698 d ago · 11 Mar 2011, 06:08 UTC 134 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 134 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan on 11 Mar 2011, 06:08 UTC at a depth of 3 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 Kamaishi, about 134 km away in Iwate, Japan.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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