M6.1 earthquake near Tsuha, Okinawa

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 91 km E of Nago, Japan on 22 Jul 2004, 09:45 UTC at a depth of 21 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 Tsuha, about 82 km away in Okinawa, Japan.