M4.4 earthquake - 275 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan

What happened

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 275 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan on 24 Jun 2020, 03:33 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Katsuura, about 276 km away in Chiba, Japan.