M6.8 earthquake near Kure, Hiroshima

What happened

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 16 km SSW of Kure, Japan on 24 Mar 2001, 06:27 UTC at a depth of 50 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 Kure, about 17 km away in Hiroshima, Japan.