M5.5 earthquake near Naze, Kagoshima
3794 d ago · 27 May 2016, 03:46 UTC 116 km SW of Naze, Japan
What happened
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 116 km SW of Naze, Japan on 27 May 2016, 03:46 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 Naze, about 116 km away in Kagoshima, Japan.
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