M4.4 earthquake near Shima, Mie
3491 d ago · 27 Mar 2017, 10:22 UTC 22 km SSE of Toba, Japan
What happened
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 22 km SSE of Toba, Japan on 27 Mar 2017, 10:22 UTC at a depth of 341 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a deep earthquake; shaking at the surface is usually weak for its size.
The nearest town in our records is Shima, about 11 km away in Mie, Japan.
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