M5.1 earthquake near Tsuha, Okinawa

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 128 km E of Nago, Japan on 29 Nov 2022, 15:57 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Tsuha, about 119 km away in Okinawa, Japan.