M5.2 earthquake near Tsuha, Okinawa

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 82 km ESE of Nago, Japan on 6 Nov 2016, 20:25 UTC at a depth of 15 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 75 km away in Okinawa, Japan.