M4.6 earthquake - 215 km ESE of Namie, Japan
2599 d ago · 5 Sept 2019, 11:15 UTC 215 km ESE of Namie, Japan
What happened
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 215 km ESE of Namie, Japan on 5 Sept 2019, 11:15 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 Namie, about 215 km away in Fukushima, Japan.
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