M6.9 earthquake near Ono, Fukui

What happened

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 23 km SSE of Ono, Japan on 14 Aug 1909, 06:30 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Ono, about 24 km away in Fukui, Japan.