M6.1 earthquake 24 km SSE of Kushima, Japan
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 24 km SSE of Kushima, Japan on Tue, May 25, 1971, 10:00 PM JST (13:00 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.2 24 km SE of Kushima, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1971-05-25 13:00:18 UTC
- Depth
- 27.4 km (17.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.299° N, 131.372° E
- Region
- Japan
- Strongest shaking
- VI, strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VI, strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 12.8% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 2.3 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.27
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.224 km SE of Kushima, Japan · 20208 days ago · 51 km deep · 8 km away
- 6.020 km SE of Kushima, Japan · 20205 days ago · 49 km deep · 6 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem784960. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:01 AM UTC.