M5.3 earthquake near Tarumizu, Kagoshima
3384 d ago · 11 Jul 2017, 02:56 UTC 12 km SW of Tarumizu, Japan
What happened
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 12 km SW of Tarumizu, Japan on 11 Jul 2017, 02:56 UTC at a depth of 24 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 Tarumizu, about 13 km away in Kagoshima, Japan.
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