M4.3 earthquake - 246 km SSE of Ishigaki, Japan

What happened

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 246 km SSE of Ishigaki, Japan on 5 Jul 2019, 17:20 UTC at a depth of 21 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 Ishigaki, about 247 km away in Okinawa, Japan.