M5.8 earthquake - 223 km SE of Shing?, Japan

What happened

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 223 km SE of Shing?, Japan on 13 Sept 2021, 22:46 UTC at a depth of 370 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a deep earthquake; shaking at the surface is usually weak for its size.

The nearest town in our records is Kushimoto, about 223 km away in Wakayama, Japan.