M5.5 earthquake near Hirakata, Osaka

What happened

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck near the south coast of western Honshu, Japan on 17 Jun 2018, 22:58 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 Hirakata, about 2 km away in Osaka, Japan.