M6.0 earthquake near Shima, Mie
11424 d ago · 7 Jul 1995, 21:15 UTC 62 km SSE of Toba, Japan
What happened
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 62 km SSE of Toba, Japan on 7 Jul 1995, 21:15 UTC at a depth of 333 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 Shima, about 48 km away in Mie, Japan.
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