M6.5 earthquake near Nemuro, Hokkaido

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 95 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia on 4 Feb 1968, 11:00 UTC at a depth of 26 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 Nemuro, about 141 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.