M5.9 earthquake near Shingū, Wakayama

What happened

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 54 km SE of Shing?, Japan on 1 Apr 2016, 02:39 UTC at a depth of 14 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 Shingū, about 54 km away in Wakayama, Japan.