M5.0 earthquake near Shizunai-furukawachō, Hokkaido

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 22 km ENE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan on 7 Sept 2016, 09:42 UTC at a depth of 112 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Shizunai-furukawachō, about 23 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.