M5.9 earthquake - 187 km SE of Nemuro, Japan

What happened

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 187 km SE of Nemuro, Japan on 2 Mar 2019, 03:22 UTC at a depth of 19 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 Nemuro, about 187 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.