M6.2 earthquake near Kawaminami, Miyazaki

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 28 km ESE of Tsunō, Japan on 26 Jul 1970, 07:10 UTC at a depth of 46 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 Kawaminami, about 32 km away in Miyazaki, Japan.