M5.1 earthquake near Saiki, Oita

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 13 km SW of Saiki, Japan on 15 Apr 2016, 16:30 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 Saiki, about 14 km away in Oita, Japan.