M4.3 earthquake near Honmachi, Kumamoto

What happened

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Honmachi, Japan on 2 May 2016, 06:35 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Honmachi, about 9 km away in Kumamoto, Japan.