M6.1 earthquake near Kushiro, Hokkaido

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 49 km ESE of Kushiro, Japan on 20 Feb 1962, 16:05 UTC at a depth of 51 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 49 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.