M5.3 earthquake near Yaese, Okinawa

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 126 km SSE of Itoman, Japan on 12 Jul 2024, 23:18 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Yaese, about 123 km away in Okinawa, Japan.