M6.5 earthquake - 216 km ESE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 216 km ESE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan on 26 May 2010, 08:53 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 Tsuha, about 209 km away in Okinawa, Japan.