M5.0 earthquake near Ishigaki, Okinawa
2311 d ago · 18 Jun 2020, 16:42 UTC 56 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan
What happened
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 56 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan on 18 Jun 2020, 16:42 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 Ishigaki, about 107 km away in Okinawa, Japan.
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