M6.2 earthquake near Kushiro, Hokkaido

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 58 km ESE of Kushiro, Japan on 24 Jul 1952, 22:09 UTC at a depth of 35 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 Kushiro, about 59 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.