M4.3 earthquake - 292 km SSE of Tateyama, Japan

What happened

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 292 km SSE of Tateyama, Japan on 14 Nov 2022, 05:42 UTC at a depth of 54 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 Tateyama, about 293 km away in Chiba, Japan.