M6.0 earthquake near Tsuha, Okinawa

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 49 km SE of Nago, Japan on 14 Sept 1954, 07:20 UTC at a depth of 35 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 45 km away in Okinawa, Japan.