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M4.7 earthquake near Shimo-tsuma, Ibaraki

3692 d ago · 7 Sept 2016, 04:28 UTC 7 km WSW of Tsukuba, Japan

What happened

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Tsukuba, Japan on 7 Sept 2016, 04:28 UTC at a depth of 52 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 Shimo-tsuma, about 5 km away in Ibaraki, Japan.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    17 Oct 2026, 08:19 UTC

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