M5.4 earthquake near Shirahama, Wakayama

What happened

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 21 km WSW of Tanabe, Japan on 2 Nov 2018, 07:53 UTC at a depth of 28 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 Shirahama, about 19 km away in Wakayama, Japan.