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M5.2 earthquake near Kamogawa, Chiba

3716 d ago · 13 Aug 2016, 20:15 UTC 68 km SSE of Kamogawa, Japan

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 68 km SSE of Kamogawa, Japan on 13 Aug 2016, 20:15 UTC at a depth of 38 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 Kamogawa, about 69 km away in Chiba, Japan.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC

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