M5.3 earthquake - 282 km ESE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 282 km ESE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan on 25 Jul 2018, 04:20 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 Tsuha, about 278 km away in Okinawa, Japan.