M6.3 earthquake near Ōyanomachi-noboritate, Kumamoto

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 16 km NW of Honmachi, Japan on 8 Dec 1922, 02:02 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 Ōyanomachi-noboritate, about 4 km away in Kumamoto, Japan.