M5.2 earthquake near Tsuha, Okinawa

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 72 km E of Nago, Japan on 25 Jul 2016, 15:11 UTC at a depth of 21 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 Tsuha, about 63 km away in Okinawa, Japan.