M5.0 earthquake near Tsuha, Okinawa

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 158 km ESE of Nago, Japan on 13 Apr 2019, 07:11 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Tsuha, about 150 km away in Okinawa, Japan.