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M5.3 earthquake near Isumi, Chiba

3675 d ago · 23 Sept 2016, 06:13 UTC 104 km ESE of ?hara, Japan

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 104 km ESE of ?hara, Japan on 23 Sept 2016, 06:13 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 Isumi, about 103 km away in Chiba, Japan.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC

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