M5.4 earthquake near Kushima, Miyazaki
3049 d ago · 11 Jun 2018, 19:54 UTC 24 km SSE of Kushima, Japan
What happened
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 24 km SSE of Kushima, Japan on 11 Jun 2018, 19:54 UTC at a depth of 30 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 Kushima, about 24 km away in Miyazaki, Japan.
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