M6.1 earthquake near Ōkuchi-shinohara, Kagoshima

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 6 km S of Ōkuchi-shinohara, Japan on 21 Feb 1968, 01:44 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 Ōkuchi-shinohara, about 7 km away in Kagoshima, Japan.