M6.8 earthquake near Sakai, Fukui

What happened

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 3 km W of Maruoka, Japan on 28 Jun 1948, 07:13 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Sakai, about 3 km away in Fukui, Japan.