M4.4 earthquake near Yoichi, Hokkaido

What happened

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 67 km N of Yoichi, Japan on 7 Jan 2017, 09:35 UTC at a depth of 213 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Yoichi, about 68 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.