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M6.3 earthquake near Kunisaki, Oita

Name: M6.3 earthquake near Kunisaki, Oita
Start: 2014-03-13T17:06:50.77+00:00
Location: 32 km SSW of Hikari, Japan

4600 d ago · 13 Mar 2014, 17:06 UTC 32 km SSW of Hikari, Japan

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 32 km SSW of Hikari, Japan on 13 Mar 2014, 17:06 UTC at a depth of 79 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Kunisaki, about 17 km away in Oita, Japan.

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First reported by USGS
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