M6.7 earthquake near Anan, Tokushima

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 46 km SSE of Anan, Japan on 5 Nov 1950, 17:37 UTC at a depth of 25 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 Anan, about 47 km away in Tokushima, Japan.