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M5.4 earthquake near Mifune, Kumamoto

Name: M5.4 earthquake near Mifune, Kumamoto
Start: 2016-04-14T13:07:35.49+00:00
Location: 14 km ESE of Kumamoto, Japan

3837 d ago · 14 Apr 2016, 13:07 UTC 14 km ESE of Kumamoto, Japan

What happened

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 14 km ESE of Kumamoto, Japan on 14 Apr 2016, 13:07 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 Mifune, about 3 km away in Kumamoto, Japan.

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First reported by USGS
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