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M5.2 earthquake near Kasukabe, Saitama

940 d ago · 21 Mar 2024, 00:08 UTC 1 km S of Kasukabe, Japan

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 1 km S of Kasukabe, Japan on 21 Mar 2024, 00:08 UTC at a depth of 45 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 Kasukabe, about 1 km away in Saitama, Japan.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC

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