M6.3 earthquake near Tsukawaki, Oita

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 15 km S of Tsukawaki, Japan on 11 Jun 2006, 20:01 UTC at a depth of 140 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 Tsukawaki, about 16 km away in Oita, Japan.