M4.3 earthquake near Yaese, Okinawa

What happened

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 145 km SSE of Itoman, Japan on 23 Apr 2019, 22:38 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Yaese, about 144 km away in Okinawa, Japan.