M4.4 earthquake near Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki
3714 d ago · 16 Aug 2016, 20:01 UTC 15 km NNE of Kitaibaraki, Japan
What happened
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 15 km NNE of Kitaibaraki, Japan on 16 Aug 2016, 20:01 UTC at a depth of 2 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Kitaibaraki, about 16 km away in Ibaraki, Japan.
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