M5.5 earthquake - 162 km ESE of Nago, Japan

What happened

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 162 km ESE of Nago, Japan on 8 Apr 2019, 04:12 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 Tsuha, about 153 km away in Okinawa, Japan.