M6.0 earthquake near Kushiro, Hokkaido

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 68 km ESE of Kushiro, Japan on 9 Jan 1962, 12:40 UTC at a depth of 49 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 Kushiro, about 68 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.