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M6.8 earthquake near Hyūga, Miyazaki

Name: M6.8 earthquake near Hyūga, Miyazaki
Start: 1968-04-01T07:13:19.3+00:00
Location: 51 km ESE of Hyūga, Japan

21382 d ago · 1 Apr 1968, 07:13 UTC 51 km ESE of Hyūga, Japan

What happened

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 51 km ESE of Hyūga, Japan on 1 Apr 1968, 07:13 UTC at a depth of 33 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 Hyūga, about 51 km away in Miyazaki, Japan.

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