M6.1 earthquake near Tanabe, Wakayama

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 18 km NNE of Tanabe, Japan on 18 Nov 1940, 12:47 UTC at a depth of 50 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 Tanabe, about 18 km away in Wakayama, Japan.