M6.1 earthquake near Nemuro, Hokkaido

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 50 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan on 24 Aug 2002, 18:40 UTC at a depth of 43 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 Nemuro, about 50 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.