M6.2 earthquake near Shirahama, Wakayama

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 13 km SSW of Tanabe, Japan on 4 Jan 1962, 04:35 UTC at a depth of 50 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 7 km away in Wakayama, Japan.