M6.7 earthquake near Wajima, Ishikawa

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 46 km NW of Nanao, Japan on 25 Mar 2007, 00:41 UTC at a depth of 8 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 Wajima, about 29 km away in Ishikawa, Japan.