M6.4 earthquake near Shirahama, Wakayama

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 67 km SSW of Tanabe, Japan on 24 Jan 1947, 16:47 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Shirahama, about 62 km away in Wakayama, Japan.