M6.0 earthquake near Katsuren-haebaru, Okinawa

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 80 km ESE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan on 23 May 1924, 14:36 UTC at a depth of 25 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 Katsuren-haebaru, about 81 km away in Okinawa, Japan.