M6.0 earthquake near Furano, Hokkaido

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Shimo-furano, Japan on 2 Jan 1988, 12:42 UTC at a depth of 177 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 Furano, about 7 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.