M6.3 earthquake near Kumano, Mie
2638 d ago · 27 Jul 2019, 18:31 UTC 138 km ESE of Shing?, Japan
What happened
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 138 km ESE of Shing?, Japan on 27 Jul 2019, 18:31 UTC at a depth of 367 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a deep earthquake; shaking at the surface is usually weak for its size.
The nearest town in our records is Kumano, about 138 km away in Mie, Japan.
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