[1] Shaking from the earthquake was felt strongly in the prefecture and the nearby metropolitan areas of Osaka and Kyoto, temporarily disrupting electrical and gas service to 170,000 homes and buildings.

[3][4][5] The earthquake occurred at 7:58:35 a.m. Japan Standard Time on 18 June, with its epicenter in the Takatsuki area of northeastern Osaka, at a depth of approximately 13 kilometres (8.1 mi).

The earthquake registered as 6 ("lower 6") on the shindo intensity scale,[2][10] and the United States Geological Survey reported a magnitude of 5.5 Mw.

[24] The Osaka Monorail reopened for service on 23 June, but was forced to suspend operations the following day due to the discovery of additional damage to the train cars.

[16] There were four confirmed deaths resulting from the earthquake,[3][27][28] including a child in Takatsuki who was crushed by a collapsing wall outside her elementary school.

[4] Shortly after the earthquake, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced a pledge by the government to assist in rescue and recovery efforts.

[31] After the earthquake, online rumors of ethnic non-Japanese residents committing dangerous crimes, such as looting and robbery, emerged on Twitter and other social media websites.

[32] The prefecture government and national Human Rights Bureau warned of false information being shared during the disaster and the Asahi Shimbun published an editorial criticizing the spread of hateful comments, comparing to similar rumors shared after the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake that resulted in racial riots.