M5.1 earthquake - southeast of Shikoku, Japan

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck southeast of Shikoku, Japan on 16 Jul 2020, 20:03 UTC at a depth of 500 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a deep earthquake; shaking at the surface is usually weak for its size.