M6.0 earthquake near Uto, Kumamoto

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Uto, Japan on 14 Apr 2016, 15:03 UTC at a depth of 8 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Uto, about 5 km away in Kumamoto, Japan.