M6.1 earthquake near Nemuro, Hokkaido

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 64 km SE of Shikotan, Russia on 29 Jan 1968, 16:42 UTC at a depth of 37 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 136 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.