M5.1 earthquake - 188 km SE of Hirara, Japan

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 188 km SE of Hirara, Japan on 11 Jan 2018, 00:43 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 Miyakojima, about 187 km away in Okinawa, Japan.