M5.1 earthquake near Yomitan, Okinawa

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 58 km WNW of Naha, Japan on 8 Aug 2017, 05:49 UTC at a depth of 30 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 Yomitan, about 58 km away in Okinawa, Japan.