M6.1 earthquake near Ebino, Miyazaki

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 11 km ESE of Ōkuchi-shinohara, Japan on 20 Feb 1968, 23:51 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Ebino, about 10 km away in Miyazaki, Japan.