M6.6 earthquake near Kumano, Mie
8075 d ago · 6 Sept 2004, 23:29 UTC 129 km ESE of Shing?, Japan
What happened
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 129 km ESE of Shing?, Japan on 6 Sept 2004, 23:29 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 Kumano, about 129 km away in Mie, Japan.
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