M6.2 earthquake near Noshiro, Akita

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 88 km WNW of Noshiro, Japan on 11 Mar 2011, 19:46 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 Noshiro, about 88 km away in Akita, Japan.