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M6.7 earthquake near Matsue, Shimane

Name: M6.7 earthquake near Matsue, Shimane
Start: 2000-10-06T04:30:19.15+00:00
Location: 8 km ESE of Matsue, Japan

9506 d ago · 6 Oct 2000, 04:30 UTC 8 km ESE of Matsue, Japan

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Matsue, Japan on 6 Oct 2000, 04:30 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Matsue, about 8 km away in Shimane, Japan.

Timeline

First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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No other events recorded within about 300 km in the last 30 days.