M6.9 earthquake near Kunisaki, Oita

What happened

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 31 km SSW of Hikari, Japan on 2 Jun 1905, 05:39 UTC at a depth of 60 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 Kunisaki, about 18 km away in Oita, Japan.