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M4.2 earthquake near Namie, Fukushima

3519 d ago · 27 Feb 2017, 05:19 UTC near the east coast of Honshu, Japan

What happened

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu, Japan on 27 Feb 2017, 05:19 UTC at a depth of 19 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Namie, about 51 km away in Fukushima, Japan.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    17 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

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