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M5.2 earthquake near Ishigaki, Okinawa

3151 d ago · 1 Mar 2018, 13:42 UTC 40 km WSW of Ishigaki, Japan

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 40 km WSW of Ishigaki, Japan on 1 Mar 2018, 13:42 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 Ishigaki, about 41 km away in Okinawa, Japan.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC

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