M5.8 earthquake - 246 km SSE of Tateyama, Japan
2636 d ago · 29 Jul 2019, 20:37 UTC 246 km SSE of Tateyama, Japan
What happened
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 246 km SSE of Tateyama, Japan on 29 Jul 2019, 20:37 UTC at a depth of 59 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 Tateyama, about 247 km away in Chiba, Japan.
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