M6.0 earthquake near Shingū, Wakayama

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 107 km SE of Shing?, Japan on 22 Feb 1974, 00:36 UTC at a depth of 385 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a deep earthquake; shaking at the surface is usually weak for its size.

The nearest town in our records is Shingū, about 107 km away in Wakayama, Japan.