M6.1 earthquake near Maizuru, Kyoto

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 11 km ENE of Maizuru, Japan on 11 Apr 1990, 20:51 UTC at a depth of 362 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 Maizuru, about 11 km away in Kyoto, Japan.