M5.0 earthquake near Oshima, Ishikawa

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 23 km WSW of Anamizu, Japan on 1 Jan 2024, 09:39 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 Oshima, about 21 km away in Ishikawa, Japan.