M4.6 earthquake near Uto, Kumamoto

What happened

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 2 km SE of Uto, Japan on 16 Apr 2016, 05:27 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Uto, about 2 km away in Kumamoto, Japan.