M5.2 earthquake near Shizunai-furukawachō, Hokkaido
3028 d ago · 2 Jul 2018, 11:53 UTC 123 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan
What happened
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 123 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan on 2 Jul 2018, 11:53 UTC at a depth of 38 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 Shizunai-furukawachō, about 123 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.
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