M5.2 earthquake near Miyakojima, Okinawa

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 122 km ESE of Hirara, Japan on 30 May 2016, 09:47 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 Miyakojima, about 122 km away in Okinawa, Japan.