M5.0 earthquake - 282 km SSE of Tateyama, Japan
3127 d ago · 25 Mar 2018, 15:36 UTC 282 km SSE of Tateyama, Japan
What happened
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 282 km SSE of Tateyama, Japan on 25 Mar 2018, 15:36 UTC at a depth of 54 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 Tateyama, about 282 km away in Chiba, Japan.
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