M4.6 earthquake near Yaese, Okinawa

What happened

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 113 km SSE of Itoman, Japan on 8 Sept 2023, 17:08 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Yaese, about 110 km away in Okinawa, Japan.