M6.0 earthquake near Tottori-shi, Tottori

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Tottori, Japan on 4 Mar 1943, 19:50 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 Tottori-shi, about 7 km away in Tottori, Japan.