M5.7 earthquake near Kōshi, Kumamoto

What happened

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 6 km S of Kikuchi, Japan on 15 Apr 2016, 16:45 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 Kōshi, about 5 km away in Kumamoto, Japan.