M5.0 earthquake - 155 km ESE of Hirara, Japan

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 155 km ESE of Hirara, Japan on 12 Dec 2021, 06:47 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Miyakojima, about 155 km away in Okinawa, Japan.