M6.0 earthquake - southeast of Shikoku, Japan

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck southeast of Shikoku, Japan on 24 Jul 1912, 23:24 UTC at a depth of 500 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a deep earthquake; shaking at the surface is usually weak for its size.