M6.1 earthquake near Itoman, Okinawa

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 39 km SW of Itoman, Japan on 6 Aug 1926, 06:00 UTC at a depth of 35 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 Itoman, about 40 km away in Okinawa, Japan.