M5.3 earthquake near Makurazaki, Kagoshima
3506 d ago · 11 Mar 2017, 18:48 UTC 30 km SSE of Makurazaki, Japan
What happened
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 30 km SSE of Makurazaki, Japan on 11 Mar 2017, 18:48 UTC at a depth of 138 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.
The nearest town in our records is Makurazaki, about 31 km away in Kagoshima, Japan.
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