M5.1 earthquake near Hotaka, Nagano
3237 d ago · 5 Dec 2017, 15:13 UTC 7 km NE of Hotaka, Japan
What happened
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 7 km NE of Hotaka, Japan on 5 Dec 2017, 15:13 UTC at a depth of 3 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 Hotaka, about 8 km away in Nagano, Japan.
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