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M6.4 earthquake - 208 km E of Namie, Japan

5698 d ago · 11 Mar 2011, 05:55 UTC 208 km E of Namie, Japan

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 208 km E of Namie, Japan on 11 Mar 2011, 05:55 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 Namie, about 209 km away in Fukushima, Japan.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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