M5.9 earthquake near Shibetsu, Hokkaido

What happened

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 55 km NNW of Otrada, Russia on 4 Nov 2018, 19:26 UTC at a depth of 9 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 Shibetsu, about 107 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.