M6.3 earthquake near Yoshinogawa, Tokushima

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 33 km S of Kamojimach?-j?gejima, Japan on 27 Jul 1955, 01:20 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 Yoshinogawa, about 30 km away in Tokushima, Japan.