M6.5 earthquake near Bungo-Takada-shi, Oita

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 6 km SE of Bungo-Takada-shi, Japan on 25 Aug 1983, 20:23 UTC at a depth of 126 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 Bungo-Takada-shi, about 6 km away in Oita, Japan.