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M4.2 earthquake near Namie, Fukushima

3695 d ago · 4 Sept 2016, 03:47 UTC 133 km E of Namie, Japan

What happened

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 133 km E of Namie, Japan on 4 Sept 2016, 03:47 UTC at a depth of 8 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Namie, about 133 km away in Fukushima, Japan.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    17 Oct 2026, 08:17 UTC

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