M6.2 earthquake near Kumamoto, Kumamoto

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 2 km SSE of Kumamoto, Japan on 14 Apr 2016, 12:26 UTC at a depth of 9 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Kumamoto, about 2 km away in Kumamoto, Japan.