M6.5 earthquake near Yaese, Okinawa

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Ryukyu Islands, Japan on 23 Jun 1962, 09:44 UTC at a depth of 23 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 Yaese, about 93 km away in Okinawa, Japan.